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 12.6.185

सौदामिन्यट्टहासौ तौ याभ्यां विप्रस्य वेश्मनि ।
स देवदर्शनस्यात्र जातमात्रो न्यधीयत ॥ १८५ ॥

saudāminyaṭṭahāsau tau yābhyāṃ viprasya veśmani |
sa devadarśanasyātra jātamātro nyadhīyata || 185 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.185 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 (12.6.185). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saudamini, Attahasa, Yah, Yat, Vipra, Veshman, Devadarshana, Atra, Jatamatra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.185). 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: “saudāminyaṭṭahāsau tau yābhyāṃ viprasya veśmani
  • saudāminya -
  • saudāminī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    saudāminī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    saudāminī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aṭṭahāsau -
  • aṭṭahāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yābhyām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • viprasya -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • veśmani -
  • veśman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “sa devadarśanasyātra jātamātro nyadhīyata
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devadarśanasyā -
  • devadarśana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    devadarśana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jātamātro* -
  • jātamātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nyadhī -
  • nyadhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.185

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 12.6.185 in Bengali sript:
সৌদামিন্যট্টহাসৌ তৌ যাভ্যাং বিপ্রস্য বেশ্মনি ।
স দেবদর্শনস্যাত্র জাতমাত্রো ন্যধীযত ॥ ১৮৫ ॥

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