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 15.1.34

जेतुं मन्दरदेवं तं ससैन्यो ऽन्तःपुरान्वितः ।
नरवाहनदत्तो ऽत्र प्रतस्थे नभसा ततः ॥ ३४ ॥

jetuṃ mandaradevaṃ taṃ sasainyo 'ntaḥpurānvitaḥ |
naravāhanadatto 'tra pratasthe nabhasā tataḥ || 34 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 15.1.34 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 (15.1.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mandaradeva, Sasainya, Antahpura, Anvita, Naravahanadatta, Atra, Prata, Tha, Nabhas, Nabhasa, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 15.1.34). 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: “jetuṃ mandaradevaṃ taṃ sasainyo 'ntaḥpurānvitaḥ
  • jetum -
  • ji -> jetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √ji]
    ji -> jetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √ji]
  • mandaradevam -
  • mandaradeva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • sasainyo' -
  • sasainya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • antaḥpurā -
  • antaḥpura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anvitaḥ -
  • anvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “naravāhanadatto 'tra pratasthe nabhasā tataḥ
  • naravāhanadatto' -
  • naravāhanadatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratas -
  • prata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • the -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • nabhasā -
  • nabhas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nabhas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    nabhasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 15.1.34

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 15.1.34 in Bengali sript:
জেতুং মন্দরদেবং তং সসৈন্যো ঽন্তঃপুরান্বিতঃ ।
নরবাহনদত্তো ঽত্র প্রতস্থে নভসা ততঃ ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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