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 15.1.61

कैलासस्य पुरा देव विद्याधरवराश्रिते ।
अभूतां भिन्नसाम्राज्ये द्वे पार्श्वे दक्षिणोत्तरे ॥ ६१ ॥

kailāsasya purā deva vidyādharavarāśrite |
abhūtāṃ bhinnasāmrājye dve pārśve dakṣiṇottare || 61 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 15.1.61 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 (15.1.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kailasa, Pura, Deva, Vidyadhara, Vara, Ashrita, Abhuta, Bhinna, Samrajya, Samraji, Dva, Parshva, Parshvi, Dakshinottara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 15.1.61). 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: “kailāsasya purā deva vidyādharavarāśrite
  • kailāsasya -
  • kailāsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vidyādhara -
  • vidyādhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidyādhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varā -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśrite -
  • aśrita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aśrita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aśritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “abhūtāṃ bhinnasāmrājye dve pārśve dakṣiṇottare
  • abhūtām -
  • abhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third dual]
  • bhinna -
  • bhinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāmrājye -
  • sāmrājya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sāmrājya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sāmrājyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sāmrājī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • dve -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pārśve -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pārśvi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dakṣiṇottare -
  • dakṣiṇottara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dakṣiṇottara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇottarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 15.1.61

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 15.1.61 in Bengali sript:
কৈলাসস্য পুরা দেব বিদ্যাধরবরাশ্রিতে ।
অভূতাং ভিন্নসাম্রাজ্যে দ্বে পার্শ্বে দক্ষিণোত্তরে ॥ ৬১ ॥

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