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 15.2.124

आपानभूमिः सज्जेयं तदत्रागम्यतामिति ।
तच् छ्रुत्वा ते ययुः सर्वे तामापानभुवं शुभाम् ॥ १२४ ॥

āpānabhūmiḥ sajjeyaṃ tadatrāgamyatāmiti |
tac chrutvā te yayuḥ sarve tāmāpānabhuvaṃ śubhām || 124 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 15.2.124 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 (15.2.124). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apanabhumi, Tada, Tra, Tad, Yushmad, Yayu, Sarva, Tama, Apana, Bhuva, Bhu, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 15.2.124). 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: “āpānabhūmiḥ sajjeyaṃ tadatrāgamyatāmiti
  • āpānabhūmiḥ -
  • āpānabhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sajjeyam -
  • sajj (verb class 1)
    [optative active first single]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trā -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agamyatā -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [imperfect passive third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [imperfect passive third single]
    gam (verb class 0)
    [imperfect passive third single]
  • amiti -
  • amiti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tac chrutvā te yayuḥ sarve tāmāpānabhuvaṃ śubhām
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvā*te
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • yayuḥ -
  • yayu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tāmā -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apāna -
  • apāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhuvam -
  • bhuva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhuva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śubhām -
  • śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 15.2.124

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 15.2.124 in Bengali sript:
আপানভূমিঃ সজ্জেযং তদত্রাগম্যতামিতি ।
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বা তে যযুঃ সর্বে তামাপানভুবং শুভাম্ ॥ ১২৪ ॥

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