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 12.6.277

तच्छ्रुत्वा मन्त्रवादी तं श्रीदर्शनमुवाच सः ।
वेतालाह्वानसाहाय्ये समर्थो भद्र चेदसि ॥ २७७ ॥

tacchrutvā mantravādī taṃ śrīdarśanamuvāca saḥ |
vetālāhvānasāhāyye samartho bhadra cedasi || 277 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.277 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 (12.6.277). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Mantravadin, Shridarshana, Sah, Vetala, Ahvana, Sahayya, Samartha, Bhadra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.277). 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: “tacchrutvā mantravādī taṃ śrīdarśanamuvāca saḥ
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • mantravādī -
  • mantravādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śrīdarśanam -
  • śrīdarśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vetālāhvānasāhāyye samartho bhadra cedasi
  • vetālā -
  • vetāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vetālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āhvāna -
  • āhvāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāhāyye -
  • sāhāyya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • samartho* -
  • samartha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhadra -
  • bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ceda -
  • cad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • si -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.277

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 12.6.277 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ছ্রুত্বা মন্ত্রবাদী তং শ্রীদর্শনমুবাচ সঃ ।
বেতালাহ্বানসাহায্যে সমর্থো ভদ্র চেদসি ॥ ২৭৭ ॥

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