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 12.17.6

ताम् एकदा निजोद्याने क्रीडन्तीं ससखीजनाम् ।
ददर्श धर्मदत्ताख्यो भ्रातृमित्रं वणिक्सुतः ॥ ६ ॥

tām ekadā nijodyāne krīḍantīṃ sasakhījanām |
dadarśa dharmadattākhyo bhrātṛmitraṃ vaṇiksutaḥ || 6 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.17.6 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 (12.17.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekada, Nija, Udyana, Kridanti, Sasakhi, Ijat, Dharmadatta, Mitra, Vaniksuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.17.6). 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: “tām ekadā nijodyāne krīḍantīṃ sasakhījanām
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ekadā -
  • ekadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nijo -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udyāne -
  • udyāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • krīḍantīm -
  • krīḍ -> krīḍantī (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
    krīḍantī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sasakhī -
  • sasakhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ījan -
  • īj -> ījat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √īj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √īj class 1 verb]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dadarśa dharmadattākhyo bhrātṛmitraṃ vaṇiksutaḥ
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • dharmadattā -
  • dharmadatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akhyo* -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active second single]
  • bhrātṛ -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mitram -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaṇiksutaḥ -
  • vaṇiksuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.17.6

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 12.17.6 in Bengali sript:
তাম্ একদা নিজোদ্যানে ক্রীডন্তীং সসখীজনাম্ ।
দদর্শ ধর্মদত্তাখ্যো ভ্রাতৃমিত্রং বণিক্সুতঃ ॥ ৬ ॥

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