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 12.34.355

धूलीलिप्तो धनुष्पाणिर्लतात्वग्बद्धमूर्धजः ।
श्यामः कटीनिवसनं बिल्वपत्त्रमयं दधत् ॥ ३५४ ॥

dhūlīlipto dhanuṣpāṇirlatātvagbaddhamūrdhajaḥ |
śyāmaḥ kaṭīnivasanaṃ bilvapattramayaṃ dadhat || 354 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.34.355 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 (12.34.355). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhuli, Lipta, Dhanushpani, Lata, Atvac, Baddha, Dha, Shyama, Katinivasana, Bilvapattramaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.34.355). 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: “dhūlīlipto dhanuṣpāṇirlatātvagbaddhamūrdhajaḥ
  • dhūlī -
  • dhūlī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dhūlī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dhūli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lipto* -
  • lipta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    lip -> lipta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √lip class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lip class 6 verb]
  • dhanuṣpāṇir -
  • dhanuṣpāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanuṣpāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • latā -
  • latā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • atvag -
  • atvac (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    atvac (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • baddham -
  • baddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    baddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    baddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ūr -
  • ū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • dha -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śyāmaḥ kaṭīnivasanaṃ bilvapattramayaṃ dadhat
  • śyāmaḥ -
  • śyāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active first plural]
  • kaṭīnivasanam -
  • kaṭīnivasana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bilvapattramayam -
  • bilvapattramaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bilvapattramaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse dadhat

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.34.355

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 12.34.355 in Bengali sript:
ধূলীলিপ্তো ধনুষ্পাণির্লতাত্বগ্বদ্ধমূর্ধজঃ ।
শ্যামঃ কটীনিবসনং বিল্বপত্ত্রমযং দধত্ ॥ ৩৫৪ ॥

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