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 12.36.204

उदयाचलबारणाङ्कुशत्वं नवसिन्दूरसमुज्ज्वलो जगाम ।
उदयन्न् अथ कुप्यदायताक्षीकुटिलापाङ्गसहोदरः शशाङ्कः ॥ २०४ ॥

udayācalabāraṇāṅkuśatvaṃ navasindūrasamujjvalo jagāma |
udayann atha kupyadāyatākṣīkuṭilāpāṅgasahodaraḥ śaśāṅkaḥ || 204 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.36.204 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 (12.36.204). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Udayacala, Bara, Ankusha, Tva, Yushmad, Nava, Navan, Sindura, Samujjvala, Uda, Yat, Atha, Kupyat, Ayatakshi, Kutila, Apanga, Sahodara, Shashanka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.36.204). 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: “udayācalabāraṇāṅkuśatvaṃ navasindūrasamujjvalo jagāma
  • udayācala -
  • udayācala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāra -
  • bāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṇā -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṅkuśa -
  • aṅkuśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅkuśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • nava -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    navan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nu (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sindūra -
  • sindūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sindūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samujjvalo* -
  • samujjvala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jagāma -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “udayann atha kupyadāyatākṣīkuṭilāpāṅgasahodaraḥ śaśāṅkaḥ
  • uda -
  • uda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yann -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kupyad -
  • kup -> kupyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kup class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kup class 4 verb]
  • āyatākṣī -
  • āyatākṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kuṭilā -
  • kuṭila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṭila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṭilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apāṅga -
  • apāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahodaraḥ -
  • sahodara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaśāṅkaḥ -
  • śaśāṅka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.36.204

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 12.36.204 in Bengali sript:
উদযাচলবারণাঙ্কুশত্বং নবসিন্দূরসমুজ্জ্বলো জগাম ।
উদযন্ন্ অথ কুপ্যদাযতাক্ষীকুটিলাপাঙ্গসহোদরঃ শশাঙ্কঃ ॥ ২০৪ ॥

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