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 12.8.9

तदा भवद्भ्यो विभ्रष्टो नागशापात् परिभ्रमन् ।
बहून्य् अहानि चिन्वानो युष्मान् अहम् अचिन्तयम् ॥ ९ ॥

tadā bhavadbhyo vibhraṣṭo nāgaśāpāt paribhraman |
bahūny ahāni cinvāno yuṣmān aham acintayam || 9 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.9 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 (12.8.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Bhavadbhi, Bhavat, Bhavant, Vibhrashta, Naga, Shapa, Paribhramat, Aha, Ahan, Ana, Yushmad, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.9). 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: “tadā bhavadbhyo vibhraṣṭo nāgaśāpāt paribhraman
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhavadbhyo* -
  • bhavadbhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavadbhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • vibhraṣṭo* -
  • vibhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāga -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāpāt -
  • śāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • paribhraman -
  • paribhramat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “bahūny ahāni cinvāno yuṣmān aham acintayam
  • Cannot analyse bahūny*ah
  • ahāni -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ahan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cinvā -
  • ci (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āno* -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • yuṣmān -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • acintayam -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.9

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 12.8.9 in Bengali sript:
তদা ভবদ্ভ্যো বিভ্রষ্টো নাগশাপাত্ পরিভ্রমন্ ।
বহূন্য্ অহানি চিন্বানো যুষ্মান্ অহম্ অচিন্তযম্ ॥ ৯ ॥

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