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 17.2.2

शापमर्त्यत्वमुत्तीर्य प्राप पद्मावतीं कथम् ।
एतत् कथयतां तावत् कर्तास्मि प्रकृतं ततः ॥ २ ॥

śāpamartyatvamuttīrya prāpa padmāvatīṃ katham |
etat kathayatāṃ tāvat kartāsmi prakṛtaṃ tataḥ || 2 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.2.2 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 (17.2.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shapa, Tva, Yushmad, Uttirya, Prapa, Padmavati, Katham, Katha, Etad, Kathayat, Tavat, Prakrita, Prakrit, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.2.2). 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: “śāpamartyatvamuttīrya prāpa padmāvatīṃ katham
  • śāpam -
  • śāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • artya -
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • uttīrya -
  • uttīrya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prāpa -
  • prāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • padmāvatīm -
  • padmāvatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “etat kathayatāṃ tāvat kartāsmi prakṛtaṃ tataḥ
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kathayatām -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • tāvat -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kartāsmi -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
  • prakṛtam -
  • prakṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prakṛt (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.2.2

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 17.2.2 in Bengali sript:
শাপমর্ত্যত্বমুত্তীর্য প্রাপ পদ্মাবতীং কথম্ ।
এতত্ কথযতাং তাবত্ কর্তাস্মি প্রকৃতং ততঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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