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 12.5.268

प्राप्तश् च शेखरज्योतिर् नाम राजात्र तं मुनिम् ।
पश्यति स्म तथाभूतं शिष्यस्तद्दर्शनागतः ॥ २६८ ॥

prāptaś ca śekharajyotir nāma rājātra taṃ munim |
paśyati sma tathābhūtaṃ śiṣyastaddarśanāgataḥ || 268 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.268 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 (12.5.268). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prapta, Shekharajyotis, Shekharajyoti, Naman, Raja, Tap, Muni, Pashyat, Sma, Tathabhuta, Shishya, Tad, Tat, Darshana, Agata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.268). 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: “prāptaś ca śekharajyotir nāma rājātra taṃ munim
  • prāptaś -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śekharajyotir -
  • śekharajyotis (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śekharajyoti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śekharajyoti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rājāt -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • munim -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “paśyati sma tathābhūtaṃ śiṣyastaddarśanāgataḥ
  • paśyati -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tathābhūtam -
  • tathābhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tathābhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tathābhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śiṣyas -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • darśanā -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agataḥ -
  • agata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.268

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 12.5.268 in Bengali sript:
প্রাপ্তশ্ চ শেখরজ্যোতির্ নাম রাজাত্র তং মুনিম্ ।
পশ্যতি স্ম তথাভূতং শিষ্যস্তদ্দর্শনাগতঃ ॥ ২৬৮ ॥

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