Kathasaritsagara [sanskrit]

by C. H. Tawney | 2014 | 226,424 words | ISBN-13: 9789350501351

The Sanskrit edition of the Kathasaritsagara referencing the English translation and grammatical analysis. Written by Somadeva and dating from the 12th century, the Kathasaritsagara (or Katha-sarit-sagara) represents an epic legend narrating the adventures of Naravahanadatta as he strives to become the destined emperor of the Vidyadharas. Alternative titles: (Kathāsaritsāgara, कथासरित्सागर, Kathā-sarit-sāgara)

Verse 12.5.77

शोभिता गुणवद्भिः स्वैश्चारुशब्दैर् विभूषणैः ।
तत्पूर्वपक्षोपक्षेपम् इव कुर्वद्भिर् आदितः ॥ ७७ ॥

śobhitā guṇavadbhiḥ svaiścāruśabdair vibhūṣaṇaiḥ |
tatpūrvapakṣopakṣepam iva kurvadbhir āditaḥ || 77 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.77 is contained in the book The Ocean of Story by C.H. Tawney. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.5.77). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shobhita, Gunavat, Sva, Caru, Shabda, Vibhushana, Tatpurva, Paksha, Pakshu, Upakshepa, Iva, Kurvat, Aditah, Adita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.77). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “śobhitā guṇavadbhiḥ svaiścāruśabdair vibhūṣaṇaiḥ
  • śobhitā* -
  • śobhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śobhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śubh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śubh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √śubh class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √śubh], [vocative plural from √śubh]
    śubh -> śobhitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śubh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śubh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √śubh class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √śubh], [vocative plural from √śubh], [accusative plural from √śubh]
  • guṇavadbhiḥ -
  • guṇavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    guṇavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svaiś -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cāru -
  • cāru (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cāru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śabdair -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vibhūṣaṇaiḥ -
  • vibhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vibhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “tatpūrvapakṣopakṣepam iva kurvadbhir āditaḥ
  • tatpūrva -
  • tatpūrva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatpūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pakṣo -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • upakṣepam -
  • upakṣepa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kurvadbhir -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • āditaḥ -
  • āditaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ad -> ādita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ad]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.77

Cover of edition (2005)

Kathasaritsagar
by Kedarnath Sharma Saraswat (2005)

The Only Edition with the Sanskrit Text and its Hindi Translation (An Old and Rare Book) Set of 3 Vol.

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Cover of edition (2013)

Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)

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Cover of edition (1995)

Katha Sarit Sagar in Marathi
by H. A Bhave (1995)

Set of 5 Volumes; Published by Varada Books, Pune. 2256 pages (Throughout B/W Illustrations).

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Cover of edition (2014)

Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)

[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.

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Cover of Bengali edition

Galpa Shono
by Abhijit Chattopadhyay (2014)

[গল্প শোনো] Galpa Shono: Bengali Translation of 'Suno Kahani From Katha Sarit Sagar'; 9788126015436; Published by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi.

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Preview of verse 12.5.77 in Bengali sript:
শোভিতা গুণবদ্ভিঃ স্বৈশ্চারুশব্দৈর্ বিভূষণৈঃ ।
তত্পূর্বপক্ষোপক্ষেপম্ ইব কুর্বদ্ভির্ আদিতঃ ॥ ৭৭ ॥

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