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 16.1.97

सप्रेक्षितमिवानेककृष्णसारमृगभ्रमैः ।
सस्वागताचारम् इव क्वणितेन पतत्त्रिणाम् ॥ ९७ ॥

saprekṣitamivānekakṛṣṇasāramṛgabhramaiḥ |
sasvāgatācāram iva kvaṇitena patattriṇām || 97 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.1.97 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 (16.1.97). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prekshita, Iva, Aneka, Krishnasara, Ric, Abhrama, Svagata, Acara, Kvanita, Patat, Trina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.1.97). 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: “saprekṣitamivānekakṛṣṇasāramṛgabhramaiḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prekṣitam -
  • prekṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prekṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prekṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aneka -
  • aneka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aneka (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kṛṣṇasāram -
  • kṛṣṇasāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇasāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇasārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛg -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • abhramaiḥ -
  • abhrama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    abhrama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “sasvāgatācāram iva kvaṇitena patattriṇām
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svāgatā -
  • svāgata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svāgata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acāram -
  • acāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kvaṇitena -
  • kvaṇita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kvaṇita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kvaṇ -> kvaṇita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √kvaṇ]
    kvaṇ -> kvaṇita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √kvaṇ]
  • patat -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
  • triṇām -
  • triṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.1.97

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 16.1.97 in Bengali sript:
সপ্রেক্ষিতমিবানেককৃষ্ণসারমৃগভ্রমৈঃ ।
সস্বাগতাচারম্ ইব ক্বণিতেন পতত্ত্রিণাম্ ॥ ৯৭ ॥

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