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 16.2.113

सा क्रीडन्ती मधूद्याने रूपयौवनशालिना ।
कैवर्तककुमारेण दृष्टा केनापि जातुचित् ॥ ११३ ॥

sā krīḍantī madhūdyāne rūpayauvanaśālinā |
kaivartakakumāreṇa dṛṣṭā kenāpi jātucit || 113 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.2.113 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 (16.2.113). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kridat, Kridanti, Madhudyana, Rupayauvana, Shali, Shalin, Kaivartaka, Kumara, Drishta, Kena, Kah, Kim, Api, Jatu, Cit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.2.113). 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: “ krīḍantī madhūdyāne rūpayauvanaśālinā
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • krīḍantī -
  • krīḍantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    krīḍantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    krīḍat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
    krīḍ -> krīḍantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
  • madhūdyāne -
  • madhūdyāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • rūpayauvana -
  • rūpayauvana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpayauvana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālinā -
  • śāli (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śālin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “kaivartakakumāreṇa dṛṣṭā kenāpi jātucit
  • kaivartaka -
  • kaivartaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kumāreṇa -
  • kumāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kumāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dṛṣṭā -
  • dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • kenā -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jātu -
  • jātu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jātū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.2.113

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 16.2.113 in Bengali sript:
সা ক্রীডন্তী মধূদ্যানে রূপযৌবনশালিনা ।
কৈবর্তককুমারেণ দৃষ্টা কেনাপি জাতুচিত্ ॥ ১১৩ ॥

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