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 12.34.311

तच् छ्रुत्वैव स शुष्कासृग्दिग्धो व्रणितधूसरः ।
तस्य सुन्दरसेनो ऽग्रे तद्भृत्यैः प्रापितो ऽभवत् ॥ ३१० ॥

tac chrutvaiva sa śuṣkāsṛgdigdho vraṇitadhūsaraḥ |
tasya sundaraseno 'gre tadbhṛtyaiḥ prāpito 'bhavat || 310 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.34.311 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 (12.34.311). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shushka, Asrij, Digdha, Vranita, Dhusara, Tad, Sundarasena, Agre, Agra, Agri, Tat, Bhritya, Prapita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.34.311). 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 chrutvaiva sa śuṣkāsṛgdigdho vraṇitadhūsaraḥ
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvaiva*sa
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuṣkā -
  • śuṣka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuṣka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣkā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
  • asṛg -
  • asṛj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • digdho* -
  • digdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dih (verb class 2)
    [present active second dual], [present active third dual]
  • vraṇita -
  • vraṇita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vraṇita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vraṇ -> vraṇita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vraṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vraṇ class 10 verb]
    vraṇ -> vraṇita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vraṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vraṇ class 10 verb]
  • dhūsaraḥ -
  • dhūsara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tasya sundaraseno 'gre tadbhṛtyaiḥ prāpito 'bhavat
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sundaraseno' -
  • sundarasena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agre -
  • agre (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    agri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhṛtyaiḥ -
  • bhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • prāpito' -
  • prāpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.34.311

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 12.34.311 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বৈব স শুষ্কাসৃগ্দিগ্ধো ব্রণিতধূসরঃ ।
তস্য সুন্দরসেনো ঽগ্রে তদ্ভৃত্যৈঃ প্রাপিতো ঽভবত্ ॥ ৩১০ ॥

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