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 12.23.138

ग्रहाद् एवं ब्रुवाणं च शङ्खचूडो जगाद तम् ।
दर्शितैव महासत्त्व त्वया सत्यं कृपालुता ॥ १३८ ॥

grahād evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ ca śaṅkhacūḍo jagāda tam |
darśitaiva mahāsattva tvayā satyaṃ kṛpālutā || 138 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.23.138 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 (12.23.138). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Graha, Evam, Eva, Bruvana, Shankhacuda, Darshita, Mahasattva, Tva, Yushmad, Satyam, Satya, Kripaluta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.23.138). 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: “grahād evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ ca śaṅkhacūḍo jagāda tam
  • grahād -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bruvāṇam -
  • bruvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bruvāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bruvāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkhacūḍo* -
  • śaṅkhacūḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jagāda -
  • gad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “darśitaiva mahāsattva tvayā satyaṃ kṛpālutā
  • darśitai -
  • darśita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darśita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    darśitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mahāsattva -
  • mahāsattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāsattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛpālutā -
  • kṛpālutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.23.138

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 12.23.138 in Bengali sript:
গ্রহাদ্ এবং ব্রুবাণং চ শঙ্খচূডো জগাদ তম্ ।
দর্শিতৈব মহাসত্ত্ব ত্বযা সত্যং কৃপালুতা ॥ ১৩৮ ॥

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