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 12.35.79

उपगम्य च तत्स्वामी दूरान्न्यस्तशिराः क्षितौ ।
मृगाङ्कदत्तं तं दुर्गपिशाचः प्रणनाम सः ॥ ७९ ॥

upagamya ca tatsvāmī dūrānnyastaśirāḥ kṣitau |
mṛgāṅkadattaṃ taṃ durgapiśācaḥ praṇanāma saḥ || 79 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.35.79 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 (12.35.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upagamya, Tat, Tad, Svamin, Durat, Dura, Nyasta, Shira, Kshit, Kshita, Kshiti, Mrigankadatta, Durgapishaca, Prananama, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.35.79). 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: “upagamya ca tatsvāmī dūrānnyastaśirāḥ kṣitau
  • upagamya -
  • upagamya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upagamya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svāmī -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dūrān -
  • dūrāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • nyasta -
  • nyasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śirāḥ -
  • śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣitau -
  • kṣit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “mṛgāṅkadattaṃ taṃ durgapiśācaḥ praṇanāma saḥ
  • mṛgāṅkadattam -
  • mṛgāṅkadatta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • durgapiśācaḥ -
  • durgapiśāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praṇanāma -
  • praṇanāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇanāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.35.79

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 12.35.79 in Bengali sript:
উপগম্য চ তত্স্বামী দূরান্ন্যস্তশিরাঃ ক্ষিতৌ ।
মৃগাঙ্কদত্তং তং দুর্গপিশাচঃ প্রণনাম সঃ ॥ ৭৯ ॥

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