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 12.26.17

तच् छ्रुत्वा तं वणिग्भार्या यावत् स्वोदन्तम् आह सा ।
तावत् तिलकितं प्राच्या मुखम् उद्भासितेन्दुना ॥ १७ ॥

tac chrutvā taṃ vaṇigbhāryā yāvat svodantam āha sā |
tāvat tilakitaṃ prācyā mukham udbhāsitendunā || 17 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.26.17 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 (12.26.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vanij, Bharya, Yavat, Sva, Svan, Udantam, Udanta, Udat, Ahan, Tavat, Tilakita, Praci, Pracya, Mukha, Udbhasita, Indu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.26.17). 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: “tac chrutvā taṃ vaṇigbhāryā yāvat svodantam āha
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvā*ta
  • 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]
  • vaṇig -
  • vaṇij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • bhāryā* -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
  • yāvat -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • svo -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative 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]
  • āha -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tāvat tilakitaṃ prācyā mukham udbhāsitendunā
  • tāvat -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tilakitam -
  • tilakita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tilakita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tilakitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prācyā* -
  • prācī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prācya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prācyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mukham -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • udbhāsite -
  • udbhāsita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    udbhāsita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    udbhāsitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • indunā -
  • indu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.26.17

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 12.26.17 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বা তং বণিগ্ভার্যা যাবত্ স্বোদন্তম্ আহ সা ।
তাবত্ তিলকিতং প্রাচ্যা মুখম্ উদ্ভাসিতেন্দুনা ॥ ১৭ ॥

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