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 12.5.258

इति तेनानुशिष्टः स राज्ञा चारुमतिः स्त्रियः ।
परिहृत्य बभूवोर्ध्वरेता बुद्धसमः क्रमात् ॥ २५८ ॥

iti tenānuśiṣṭaḥ sa rājñā cārumatiḥ striyaḥ |
parihṛtya babhūvordhvaretā buddhasamaḥ kramāt || 258 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.258 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 (12.5.258). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Tad, Tena, Anushishta, Rajan, Carumati, Stri, Parihritya, Urdhvareta, Urdhvaretas, Buddha, Sama, Kramat, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.258). 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: “iti tenānuśiṣṭaḥ sa rājñā cārumatiḥ striyaḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tenā -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • anuśiṣṭaḥ -
  • anuśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājñā -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • cārumatiḥ -
  • cārumati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • striyaḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “parihṛtya babhūvordhvaretā buddhasamaḥ kramāt
  • parihṛtya -
  • parihṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parihṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parihṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • babhūvo -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ūrdhvaretā* -
  • ūrdhvareta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ūrdhvaretā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ūrdhvaretas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • buddha -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samaḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.258

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 12.5.258 in Bengali sript:
ইতি তেনানুশিষ্টঃ স রাজ্ঞা চারুমতিঃ স্ত্রিযঃ ।
পরিহৃত্য বভূবোর্ধ্বরেতা বুদ্ধসমঃ ক্রমাত্ ॥ ২৫৮ ॥

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