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 15.1.120

शोणैकपार्श्वः कैलासः शूरशोणितकुङ्कुमैः ।
भूतिश्वेतान्यपार्श्वश् च तदा गौरीशमन्वगात् ॥ १२० ॥

śoṇaikapārśvaḥ kailāsaḥ śūraśoṇitakuṅkumaiḥ |
bhūtiśvetānyapārśvaś ca tadā gaurīśamanvagāt || 120 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 15.1.120 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 (15.1.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shona, Aika, Parshva, Kailasa, Shura, Shonita, Kunkuma, Tada, Gaurisha, Anvak,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 15.1.120). 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: “śoṇaikapārśvaḥ kailāsaḥ śūraśoṇitakuṅkumaiḥ
  • śoṇai -
  • śoṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śoṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aika -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārśvaḥ -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kailāsaḥ -
  • kailāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūra -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śoṇita -
  • śoṇita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoṇita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuṅkumaiḥ -
  • kuṅkuma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kuṅkuma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “bhūtiśvetānyapārśvaś ca tadā gaurīśamanvagāt
  • Cannot analyse bhūtiśvetānyapārśvaś*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • gaurīśam -
  • gaurīśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • anvag -
  • anvak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 15.1.120

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 15.1.120 in Bengali sript:
শোণৈকপার্শ্বঃ কৈলাসঃ শূরশোণিতকুঙ্কুমৈঃ ।
ভূতিশ্বেতান্যপার্শ্বশ্ চ তদা গৌরীশমন্বগাত্ ॥ ১২০ ॥

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