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 17.1.136

जयात्मजाभिलाषी यो मणिपुष्पेश्वरो गणः ।
देव्या शप्तः स जातस्त्वं ब्रह्मदत्तो नृपो भुवि ॥ १३६ ॥

jayātmajābhilāṣī yo maṇipuṣpeśvaro gaṇaḥ |
devyā śaptaḥ sa jātastvaṃ brahmadatto nṛpo bhuvi || 136 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.1.136 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 (17.1.136). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jayatmaja, Abhilashin, Yah, Manipushpeshvara, Gana, Devi, Devya, Shaptri, Shapta, Jatri, Jata, Tva, Yushmad, Brahmadatta, Nripa, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.1.136). 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: “jayātmajābhilāṣī yo maṇipuṣpeśvaro gaṇaḥ
  • jayātmajā -
  • jayātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhilāṣī -
  • abhilāṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • maṇipuṣpeśvaro* -
  • maṇipuṣpeśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gaṇaḥ -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “devyā śaptaḥ sa jātastvaṃ brahmadatto nṛpo bhuvi
  • devyā -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    dīv -> devyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dīv]
  • śaptaḥ -
  • śaptṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śapta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śap -> śapta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śap class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śap class 4 verb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jātas -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmadatto* -
  • brahmadatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpo* -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.1.136

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 17.1.136 in Bengali sript:
জযাত্মজাভিলাষী যো মণিপুষ্পেশ্বরো গণঃ ।
দেব্যা শপ্তঃ স জাতস্ত্বং ব্রহ্মদত্তো নৃপো ভুবি ॥ ১৩৬ ॥

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