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 12.6.354

न च स्वप्नः स यत्तानि तदीयाभरणानि मे ।
तिष्ठन्त्येतानि तन्नूनं विलासः को ऽप्य् अयं विधेः ॥ ३५४ ॥

na ca svapnaḥ sa yattāni tadīyābharaṇāni me |
tiṣṭhantyetāni tannūnaṃ vilāsaḥ ko 'py ayaṃ vidheḥ || 354 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.354 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 (12.6.354). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svapna, Svapnas, Yatta, Tadiya, Abharana, Asmad, Tishthat, Tishthanti, Eta, Etad, Tan, Una, Vilasa, Aya, Idam, Vidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.354). 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: “na ca svapnaḥ sa yattāni tadīyābharaṇāni me
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svapnaḥ -
  • svapnas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svapnas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    svapna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yattāni -
  • yatta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yat class 1 verb]
  • tadīyā -
  • tadīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ābharaṇāni -
  • ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “tiṣṭhantyetāni tannūnaṃ vilāsaḥ ko 'py ayaṃ vidheḥ
  • tiṣṭhantye -
  • tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • etāni -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tann -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ūnam -
  • ūna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vilāsaḥ -
  • vilāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse ko'py*ay
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidheḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [optative active second single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [optative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.354

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 12.6.354 in Bengali sript:
ন চ স্বপ্নঃ স যত্তানি তদীযাভরণানি মে ।
তিষ্ঠন্ত্যেতানি তন্নূনং বিলাসঃ কো ঽপ্য্ অযং বিধেঃ ॥ ৩৫৪ ॥

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