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 12.5.125

स सिंहस् तत्र भार्यां तामवादीद्दुर्दिने ध्रुवम् ।
मरिष्यामो ऽद्य दीर्घे ऽस्मिन्नप्राप्तप्राणिनः क्षुधा ॥ १२५ ॥

sa siṃhas tatra bhāryāṃ tāmavādīddurdine dhruvam |
mariṣyāmo 'dya dīrghe 'sminnaprāptaprāṇinaḥ kṣudhā || 125 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.125 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 (12.5.125). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Simha, Tatra, Bharya, Tama, Durdina, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Adya, Dirgha, Idam, Aprapta, Pranin, Pranina, Kshudh, Kshudha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.125). 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: “sa siṃhas tatra bhāryāṃ tāmavādīddurdine dhruvam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • siṃhas -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhāryām -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √bhṛ]
  • tāma -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vādīd -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • durdine -
  • durdina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    durdina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    durdinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “mariṣyāmo 'dya dīrghe 'sminnaprāptaprāṇinaḥ kṣudhā
  • mariṣyāmo' -
  • mṛ (verb class 1)
    [future active first plural]
    mṛ (verb class 6)
    [future active first plural]
    mṝ (verb class 9)
    [future active first plural]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīrghe' -
  • dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asminn -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • aprāpta -
  • aprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aprāpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāṇinaḥ -
  • prāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prāṇina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣudhā -
  • kṣudh (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.125

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 12.5.125 in Bengali sript:
স সিংহস্ তত্র ভার্যাং তামবাদীদ্দুর্দিনে ধ্রুবম্ ।
মরিষ্যামো ঽদ্য দীর্ঘে ঽস্মিন্নপ্রাপ্তপ্রাণিনঃ ক্ষুধা ॥ ১২৫ ॥

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