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 14.2.71

का त्वं कुत्र त्वया दृष्टा प्रिया मदनमञ्चुका ।
माम् उपेता किमर्थं च भवती कथ्यतामिति ॥ ७१ ॥

kā tvaṃ kutra tvayā dṛṣṭā priyā madanamañcukā |
mām upetā kimarthaṃ ca bhavatī kathyatāmiti || 71 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 14.2.71 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 (14.2.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tva, Yushmad, Kutra, Drishta, Pri, Priya, Madanamancuka, Asmad, Upetri, Upeta, Kimartha, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 14.2.71). 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: “ tvaṃ kutra tvayā dṛṣṭā priyā madanamañcukā
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • kutra -
  • kutra (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • dṛṣṭā -
  • dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • priyā* -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madanamañcukā -
  • madanamañcukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mām upetā kimarthaṃ ca bhavatī kathyatāmiti
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • upetā -
  • upetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    upetā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kimartham -
  • kimartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kimartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kimarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavatī -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhavant (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathyatām -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 14.2.71

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 14.2.71 in Bengali sript:
কা ত্বং কুত্র ত্বযা দৃষ্টা প্রিযা মদনমঞ্চুকা ।
মাম্ উপেতা কিমর্থং চ ভবতী কথ্যতামিতি ॥ ৭১ ॥

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