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 12.19.122

स राक्षसो निपत्यैव मुक्तघोररवस् तदा ।
तां मृगाङ्कवतीं वक्त्रे निक्षिप्यैव निगीर्णवान् ॥ १२२ ॥

sa rākṣaso nipatyaiva muktaghoraravas tadā |
tāṃ mṛgāṅkavatīṃ vaktre nikṣipyaiva nigīrṇavān || 122 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.19.122 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 (12.19.122). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakshasa, Nipatya, Mukta, Ghora, Rava, Tada, Mrigankavati, Vaktri, Vaktra, Nikshipya, Nigirnavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.19.122). 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: “sa rākṣaso nipatyaiva muktaghoraravas tadā
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rākṣaso* -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nipatyai -
  • nipatya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nipatyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mukta -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • ghora -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ravas -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tāṃ mṛgāṅkavatīṃ vaktre nikṣipyaiva nigīrṇavān
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mṛgāṅkavatīm -
  • mṛgāṅkavatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vaktre -
  • vaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaktra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vaktrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nikṣipyai -
  • nikṣipya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nikṣipya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • nigīrṇavān -
  • nigīrṇavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.19.122

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 12.19.122 in Bengali sript:
স রাক্ষসো নিপত্যৈব মুক্তঘোররবস্ তদা ।
তাং মৃগাঙ্কবতীং বক্ত্রে নিক্ষিপ্যৈব নিগীর্ণবান্ ॥ ১২২ ॥

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