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 16.2.149

जाग्रद्भिर् अपि चास्माभिः शक्या लक्षयितुं न ते ।
तच् छ्रुत्वा स्थापयाम् आस सो ऽत्र चारान् नृपो निशि ॥ १४९ ॥

jāgradbhir api cāsmābhiḥ śakyā lakṣayituṃ na te |
tac chrutvā sthāpayām āsa so 'tra cārān nṛpo niśi || 149 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.2.149 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 (16.2.149). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jagrat, Api, Asmad, Shakya, Tad, Yushmad, Asa, Sah, Atra, Cara, Nripa, Nish, Nishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.2.149). 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: “jāgradbhir api cāsmābhiḥ śakyā lakṣayituṃ na te
  • jāgradbhir -
  • jāgrat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jāgrat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmābhiḥ -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śakyā* -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
  • lakṣayitum -
  • lakṣ -> lakṣayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √lakṣ]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “tac chrutvā sthāpayām āsa so 'tra cārān nṛpo niśi
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvā*st
  • sthāpayām -
  • sthā -> sthāpayām (periphrastic_perfect)
    [periphrastic_perfect from √sthā]
  • āsa -
  • āsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    as (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cārān -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    cāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • nṛpo* -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niśi -
  • niśi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    niś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.2.149

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 16.2.149 in Bengali sript:
জাগ্রদ্ভির্ অপি চাস্মাভিঃ শক্যা লক্ষযিতুং ন তে ।
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বা স্থাপযাম্ আস সো ঽত্র চারান্ নৃপো নিশি ॥ ১৪৯ ॥

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