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 17.1.123

तौ च सेनापती यावज्जनो दृष्ट्वा जिघांसति ।
तावत्तौ समपद्येतां श्वानौ पुच्छविनाकृतौ ॥ १२३ ॥

tau ca senāpatī yāvajjano dṛṣṭvā jighāṃsati |
tāvattau samapadyetāṃ śvānau pucchavinākṛtau || 123 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.1.123 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 (17.1.123). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Senapati, Jighamsat, Tavat, Shvana, Shvan, Puccha, Vinakrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.1.123). 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: “tau ca senāpatī yāvajjano dṛṣṭvā jighāṃsati
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • senāpatī -
  • senāpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse yāvajjano*dṛ
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • jighāṃsati -
  • han -> jighāṃsat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √han]
    han -> jighāṃsat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √han]
    han (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “tāvattau samapadyetāṃ śvānau pucchavinākṛtau
  • tāvat -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samapa -
  • samapa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dyetām -
  • (verb class 4)
    [optative active third dual]
  • śvānau -
  • śvāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puccha -
  • puccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vinākṛtau -
  • vinākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.1.123

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 17.1.123 in Bengali sript:
তৌ চ সেনাপতী যাবজ্জনো দৃষ্ট্বা জিঘাংসতি ।
তাবত্তৌ সমপদ্যেতাং শ্বানৌ পুচ্ছবিনাকৃতৌ ॥ ১২৩ ॥

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