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 12.36.177

दूराद्वाहावतीर्णौ च कृतकण्ठग्रहौ मिथः ।
तावुभौ पृष्टकुशलौ मिलतः स्म नृपात्मजौ ॥ १७७ ॥

dūrādvāhāvatīrṇau ca kṛtakaṇṭhagrahau mithaḥ |
tāvubhau pṛṣṭakuśalau milataḥ sma nṛpātmajau || 177 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.36.177 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 (12.36.177). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Durat, Dura, Vaha, Vahi, Atirna, Kritakam, Tha, Graha, Grahi, Mithah, Ubha, Prishta, Kushala, Milat, Sma, Nripatmaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.36.177). 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: “dūrādvāhāvatīrṇau ca kṛtakaṇṭhagrahau mithaḥ
  • dūrād -
  • dūrāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vāhāva -
  • vāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • atīrṇau -
  • atīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtakaṇ -
  • kṛtakam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ṭha -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • grahau -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    grahi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mithaḥ -
  • mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    mithaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “tāvubhau pṛṣṭakuśalau milataḥ sma nṛpātmajau
  • tāvu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pṛṣṭa -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • kuśalau -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • milataḥ -
  • milat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    milat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mil -> milat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √mil class 6 verb], [ablative single from √mil class 6 verb], [genitive single from √mil class 6 verb]
    mil -> milat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √mil class 6 verb], [genitive single from √mil class 6 verb]
    mil (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • nṛpātmajau -
  • nṛpātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.36.177

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 12.36.177 in Bengali sript:
দূরাদ্বাহাবতীর্ণৌ চ কৃতকণ্ঠগ্রহৌ মিথঃ ।
তাবুভৌ পৃষ্টকুশলৌ মিলতঃ স্ম নৃপাত্মজৌ ॥ ১৭৭ ॥

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