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 17.1.55

कैलासाधिककान्तस्य यस्य शृङ्गाग्रभूमयः ।
नानासद्रत्नरचिता लीलोद्यानानि धूर्जटेः ॥ ५५ ॥

kailāsādhikakāntasya yasya śṛṅgāgrabhūmayaḥ |
nānāsadratnaracitā līlodyānāni dhūrjaṭeḥ || 55 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.1.55 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 (17.1.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kailasa, Adhika, Kanta, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Shringa, Agrabhumi, Nana, Sadratna, Racita, Lilodyana, Dhurjati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.1.55). 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: “kailāsādhikakāntasya yasya śṛṅgāgrabhūmayaḥ
  • kailāsā -
  • kailāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kailāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhika -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāntasya -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kānta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śṛṅgā -
  • śṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agrabhūmayaḥ -
  • agrabhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “nānāsadratnaracitā līlodyānāni dhūrjaṭeḥ
  • nānā -
  • nānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadratna -
  • sadratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • racitā* -
  • racita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    racitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rac -> racita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √rac class 10 verb]
    rac -> racitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √rac class 10 verb]
  • līlodyānāni -
  • līlodyāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhūrjaṭeḥ -
  • dhūrjaṭi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.1.55

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 17.1.55 in Bengali sript:
কৈলাসাধিককান্তস্য যস্য শৃঙ্গাগ্রভূমযঃ ।
নানাসদ্রত্নরচিতা লীলোদ্যানানি ধূর্জটেঃ ॥ ৫৫ ॥

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