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 14.1.39

वनेषु तं च पृच्छन्तं चलत्पल्लवपाणयः ।
न सा दृष्टा तवास्माभिर् इत्यूचुरिव पादपाः ॥ ३९ ॥

vaneṣu taṃ ca pṛcchantaṃ calatpallavapāṇayaḥ |
na sā dṛṣṭā tavāsmābhir ityūcuriva pādapāḥ || 39 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 14.1.39 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 (14.1.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vana, Vaneshu, Pricchat, Drishta, Yushmad, Asmad, Iti, Iva, Padapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 14.1.39). 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: “vaneṣu taṃ ca pṛcchantaṃ calatpallavapāṇayaḥ
  • vaneṣu -
  • vaneṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vaneṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vaneṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛcchantam -
  • pṛcchat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • Cannot analyse calatpallavapāṇayaḥ
  • Line 2: “na dṛṣṭā tavāsmābhir ityūcuriva pādapāḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭā -
  • dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • asmābhir -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ityū -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ūcur -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pādapāḥ -
  • pādapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pādapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 14.1.39

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 14.1.39 in Bengali sript:
বনেষু তং চ পৃচ্ছন্তং চলত্পল্লবপাণযঃ ।
ন সা দৃষ্টা তবাস্মাভির্ ইত্যূচুরিব পাদপাঃ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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