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 17.1.134

तीर्थस्नानैर् व्रतैर् ध्यानैः पूजनैस्तोषितेश्वरौ ।
हेमरत्नमयौ तौ च संजातौ ज्ञानिनौ तथा ॥ १३४ ॥

tīrthasnānair vratair dhyānaiḥ pūjanaistoṣiteśvarau |
hemaratnamayau tau ca saṃjātau jñāninau tathā || 134 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.1.134 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 (17.1.134). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tirthasnana, Vrata, Dhyana, Pujana, Toshita, Ishvara, Hemaratnamaya, Sanjata, Sanjati, Jnanin, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.1.134). 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: “tīrthasnānair vratair dhyānaiḥ pūjanaistoṣiteśvarau
  • tīrthasnānair -
  • tīrthasnāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tīrthasnāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vratair -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dhyānaiḥ -
  • dhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pūjanais -
  • pūjana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • toṣite -
  • toṣita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    toṣita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tuṣ -> toṣita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √tuṣ]
    tuṣ -> toṣita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √tuṣ]
    toṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tuṣ -> toṣita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tuṣ], [locative single from √tuṣ]
    tuṣ -> toṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tuṣ], [vocative single from √tuṣ], [vocative dual from √tuṣ], [accusative dual from √tuṣ], [locative single from √tuṣ]
    tuṣ -> toṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tuṣ], [nominative dual from √tuṣ], [vocative single from √tuṣ], [vocative dual from √tuṣ], [accusative dual from √tuṣ]
  • iśvarau -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “hemaratnamayau tau ca saṃjātau jñāninau tathā
  • hemaratnamayau -
  • hemaratnamaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • sañjātau -
  • sañjāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sañjāti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sañjāti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • jñāninau -
  • jñānin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.1.134

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 17.1.134 in Bengali sript:
তীর্থস্নানৈর্ ব্রতৈর্ ধ্যানৈঃ পূজনৈস্তোষিতেশ্বরৌ ।
হেমরত্নমযৌ তৌ চ সংজাতৌ জ্ঞানিনৌ তথা ॥ ১৩৪ ॥

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