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 12.36.47

साकारा कान्तिरिन्दोर्वा मन्मथाज्ञाय जङ्गमा ।
किं वामराङ्गना मैवमस्याः पाशोद्यमः कथम् ॥ ४७ ॥

sākārā kāntirindorvā manmathājñāya jaṅgamā |
kiṃ vāmarāṅganā maivamasyāḥ pāśodyamaḥ katham || 47 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.36.47 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 (12.36.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sakara, Kanti, Indu, Var, Manmatha, Manmathin, Ajna, Jangama, Kim, Vama, Ranga, Asmad, Evam, Eva, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Pasha, Udyama, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.36.47). 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: “sākārā kāntirindorvā manmathājñāya jaṅgamā
  • sākārā -
  • sākārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāntir -
  • kānti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • indor -
  • indu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • manmathā -
  • manmatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manmathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    manmathin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ajñāya -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ajña (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • jaṅgamā -
  • jaṅgamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ vāmarāṅganā maivamasyāḥ pāśodyamaḥ katham
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vāma -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • rāṅga -
  • rāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nā* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mai -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asyāḥ -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pāśo -
  • pāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udyamaḥ -
  • udyama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.36.47

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 12.36.47 in Bengali sript:
সাকারা কান্তিরিন্দোর্বা মন্মথাজ্ঞায জঙ্গমা ।
কিং বামরাঙ্গনা মৈবমস্যাঃ পাশোদ্যমঃ কথম্ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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