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 14.1.38

ओपेते तत्पुरात् तस्मिन् पिहितद्वारका गृहाः ।
तद्दुःखदर्शनोद्वेगाद् इव संमीलितेक्षणाः ॥ ३८ ॥

opete tatpurāt tasmin pihitadvārakā gṛhāḥ |
tadduḥkhadarśanodvegād iva saṃmīlitekṣaṇāḥ || 38 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 14.1.38 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 (14.1.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ita, Iti, Tat, Tad, Pura, Pihita, Dvaraka, Griha, Tadduhkha, Darshana, Udvega, Iva, Milita, Ikshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 14.1.38). 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: “opete tatpurāt tasmin pihitadvārakā gṛhāḥ
  • ope -
  • opa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ite -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    itā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • purāt -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pihita -
  • pihita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pihita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvārakā* -
  • dvāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvārakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gṛhāḥ -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tadduḥkhadarśanodvegād iva saṃmīlitekṣaṇāḥ
  • tadduḥkha -
  • tadduḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśano -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udvegād -
  • udvega (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    udvega (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • mīlite -
  • mīlita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    mīlita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mīl -> mīlita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √mīl]
    mīl -> mīlita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √mīl]
    mīlitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mīl -> mīlita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [locative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mīl], [locative single from √mīl]
    mīl -> mīlita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √mīl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mīl class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mīl class 1 verb], [locative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mīl], [vocative single from √mīl], [vocative dual from √mīl], [accusative dual from √mīl], [locative single from √mīl]
    mīl -> mīlitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mīl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mīl class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mīl class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mīl], [nominative dual from √mīl], [vocative single from √mīl], [vocative dual from √mīl], [accusative dual from √mīl]
    mīl (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • īkṣaṇāḥ -
  • īkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 14.1.38

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 14.1.38 in Bengali sript:
ওপেতে তত্পুরাত্ তস্মিন্ পিহিতদ্বারকা গৃহাঃ ।
তদ্দুঃখদর্শনোদ্বেগাদ্ ইব সংমীলিতেক্ষণাঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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