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 17.2.4

स गत्वा जाह्नवीतीरे सभार्यः पुत्रकाम्यया ।
ब्रह्माणम् आराधयितुं चक्रे वर्षशतं तपः ॥ ४ ॥

sa gatvā jāhnavītīre sabhāryaḥ putrakāmyayā |
brahmāṇam ārādhayituṃ cakre varṣaśataṃ tapaḥ || 4 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.2.4 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 (17.2.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jahnavi, Tira, Sabharya, Putrakamya, Brahma, Brahman, Cakra, Cakri, Varshashata, Tap, Tapa, Tapas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.2.4). 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: “sa gatvā jāhnavītīre sabhāryaḥ putrakāmyayā
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • jāhnavī -
  • jāhnavī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jāhnavi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jāhnavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tīre -
  • tīra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tīra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sabhāryaḥ -
  • sabhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putrakāmyayā -
  • putrakāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “brahmāṇam ārādhayituṃ cakre varṣaśataṃ tapaḥ
  • brahmā -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rādhayitum -
  • rādh -> rādhayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √rādh]
  • cakre -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • varṣaśatam -
  • varṣaśata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tapaḥ -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.2.4

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 17.2.4 in Bengali sript:
স গত্বা জাহ্নবীতীরে সভার্যঃ পুত্রকাম্যযা ।
ব্রহ্মাণম্ আরাধযিতুং চক্রে বর্ষশতং তপঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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