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 16.2.189

नरवाहनदत्ताख्यो यो ऽयं वत्सेश्वरात्मजः ।
भविष्यच्चक्रवर्तीह सो ऽस्माकं कथ्यते सुरैः ॥ १८९ ॥

naravāhanadattākhyo yo 'yaṃ vatseśvarātmajaḥ |
bhaviṣyaccakravartīha so 'smākaṃ kathyate suraiḥ || 189 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.2.189 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 (16.2.189). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naravahanadatta, Yah, Aya, Idam, Vatseshvara, Bhavishyat, Cakravartin, Cakravarti, Iha, Sah, Asmaka, Asmad, Sura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.2.189). 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: “naravāhanadattākhyo yo 'yaṃ vatseśvarātmajaḥ
  • naravāhanadattā -
  • naravāhanadatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akhyo* -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active second single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vatseśvarāt -
  • vatseśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhaviṣyaccakravartīha so 'smākaṃ kathyate suraiḥ
  • bhaviṣyac -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cakravartī -
  • cakravartin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cakravartin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cakravartī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cakravartī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cakravartī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • suraiḥ -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.2.189

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 16.2.189 in Bengali sript:
নরবাহনদত্তাখ্যো যো ঽযং বত্সেশ্বরাত্মজঃ ।
ভবিষ্যচ্চক্রবর্তীহ সো ঽস্মাকং কথ্যতে সুরৈঃ ॥ ১৮৯ ॥

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