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 12.6.353

अहो किमेतत्क्व नु सा हंसद्वीपेश्वरात्मजा ।
क्व तद्वासगृहं दिव्यं क्वाहं पुनरिहैव च ॥ ३५३ ॥

aho kimetatkva nu sā haṃsadvīpeśvarātmajā |
kva tadvāsagṛhaṃ divyaṃ kvāhaṃ punarihaiva ca || 353 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.353 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 (12.6.353). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahu, Kimi, Tat, Tad, Kva, Hamsadvipa, Ishvara, Tadva, Tadvan, Sagriha, Divya, Punar, Iha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.353). 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: “aho kimetatkva nu haṃsadvīpeśvarātmajā
  • aho -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • kime -
  • kimi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kimi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • haṃsadvīpe -
  • haṃsadvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iśvarāt -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kva tadvāsagṛhaṃ divyaṃ kvāhaṃ punarihaiva ca
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tadvā -
  • tadvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sagṛham -
  • sagṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sagṛha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sagṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • divyam -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kvā -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • āham -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ihai -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.353

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 12.6.353 in Bengali sript:
অহো কিমেতত্ক্ব নু সা হংসদ্বীপেশ্বরাত্মজা ।
ক্ব তদ্বাসগৃহং দিব্যং ক্বাহং পুনরিহৈব চ ॥ ৩৫৩ ॥

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