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 12.23.198

तत् कालं तं च जीमूतवाहनोदन्तम् अद्भुतम् ।
गौर्याः प्रसादाद् विविदुः सर्वे विद्याधरेश्वराः ॥ १९८ ॥

tat kālaṃ taṃ ca jīmūtavāhanodantam adbhutam |
gauryāḥ prasādād vividuḥ sarve vidyādhareśvarāḥ || 198 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.23.198 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 (12.23.198). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Kalam, Kala, Jimutavahana, Udantam, Udanta, Udat, Adbhuta, Gauri, Prasadat, Prasada, Sarva, Vidyadhara, Ishvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.23.198). 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: “tat kālaṃ taṃ ca jīmūtavāhanodantam adbhutam
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīmūtavāhano -
  • jīmūtavāhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • udantam -
  • udantam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    udanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    udantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ud -> udat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ud class 6 verb]
  • adbhutam -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “gauryāḥ prasādād vividuḥ sarve vidyādhareśvarāḥ
  • gauryāḥ -
  • gaurī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prasādād -
  • prasādāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prasāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vividuḥ -
  • vid (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vidyādhare -
  • vidyādhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vidyādhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vidyādharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iśvarāḥ -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.23.198

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 12.23.198 in Bengali sript:
তত্ কালং তং চ জীমূতবাহনোদন্তম্ অদ্ভুতম্ ।
গৌর্যাঃ প্রসাদাদ্ বিবিদুঃ সর্বে বিদ্যাধরেশ্বরাঃ ॥ ১৯৮ ॥

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