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 12.27.136

एतत् तन् मोहवैचित्र्यं दृष्ट्वा मत्वा च वाञ्छितम् ।
सिद्धम् आश्चर्यहर्षाभ्यां स जहास द्विजार्भकः ॥ १३६ ॥

etat tan mohavaicitryaṃ dṛṣṭvā matvā ca vāñchitam |
siddham āścaryaharṣābhyāṃ sa jahāsa dvijārbhakaḥ || 136 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.27.136 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 (12.27.136). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Tat, Tad, Tan, Moha, Vaicitrya, Matu, Matva, Vanchita, Siddha, Ashcarya, Harsha, Dvija, Arbhaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.27.136). 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: “etat tan mohavaicitryaṃ dṛṣṭvā matvā ca vāñchitam
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tan -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • moha -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaicitryam -
  • vaicitrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • matvā -
  • man -> matvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    man -> matvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    matu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    matvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāñchitam -
  • vāñchita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāñchita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāñchitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vāñch -> vāñchita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
    vāñch -> vāñchita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vāñch class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “siddham āścaryaharṣābhyāṃ sa jahāsa dvijārbhakaḥ
  • siddham -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    siddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    siddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • āścarya -
  • āścarya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āścarya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • harṣābhyām -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    harṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jahāsa -
  • has (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • dvijā -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arbhakaḥ -
  • arbhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.27.136

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 12.27.136 in Bengali sript:
এতত্ তন্ মোহবৈচিত্র্যং দৃষ্ট্বা মত্বা চ বাঞ্ছিতম্ ।
সিদ্ধম্ আশ্চর্যহর্ষাভ্যাং স জহাস দ্বিজার্ভকঃ ॥ ১৩৬ ॥

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