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 15.2.76

ब्राह्मणब्रह्मघोषेषु व्याप्तवत्सु दिशो दश ।
सिंहासनस्थं वामार्धतिष्ठन्मदनमञ्चुकम् ॥ ७६ ॥

brāhmaṇabrahmaghoṣeṣu vyāptavatsu diśo daśa |
siṃhāsanasthaṃ vāmārdhatiṣṭhanmadanamañcukam || 76 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 15.2.76 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 (15.2.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Brahmaghosha, Vyapta, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Dasha, Dashan, Simhasanastha, Vamardha, Tishthat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 15.2.76). 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: “brāhmaṇabrahmaghoṣeṣu vyāptavatsu diśo daśa
  • brāhmaṇa -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brahmaghoṣeṣu -
  • brahmaghoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • vyāpta -
  • vyāpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • atsu -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • diśo* -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “siṃhāsanasthaṃ vāmārdhatiṣṭhanmadanamañcukam
  • siṃhāsanastham -
  • siṃhāsanastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    siṃhāsanastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    siṃhāsanasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāmārdha -
  • vāmārdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāmārdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tiṣṭhan -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • madanamañcukam -
  • madanamañcukā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 15.2.76

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 15.2.76 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণব্রহ্মঘোষেষু ব্যাপ্তবত্সু দিশো দশ ।
সিংহাসনস্থং বামার্ধতিষ্ঠন্মদনমঞ্চুকম্ ॥ ৭৬ ॥

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