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 17.2.123

उत्तिष्ठतालं क्लेशेन युष्मत्पक्ष्येण तोषितः ।
विद्याधरेश्वरेणाहं तपसा चन्द्रकेतुना ॥ १२३ ॥

uttiṣṭhatālaṃ kleśena yuṣmatpakṣyeṇa toṣitaḥ |
vidyādhareśvareṇāhaṃ tapasā candraketunā || 123 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.2.123 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 (17.2.123). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Klesha, Yushmad, Pakshya, Toshita, Vidyadhara, Ishvara, Aha, Asmad, Tapas, Candraketu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.2.123). 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: “uttiṣṭhatālaṃ kleśena yuṣmatpakṣyeṇa toṣitaḥ
  • Cannot analyse uttiṣṭhatālam*kl
  • kleśena -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yuṣmat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative plural]
  • pakṣyeṇa -
  • pakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    pakṣ -> pakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √pakṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √pakṣ class 10 verb]
    pakṣ -> pakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √pakṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √pakṣ class 10 verb]
  • toṣitaḥ -
  • toṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tuṣ -> toṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tuṣ]
  • Line 2: “vidyādhareśvareṇāhaṃ tapasā candraketunā
  • vidyādhare -
  • vidyādhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vidyādhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vidyādharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iśvareṇā -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tapasā -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • candraketunā -
  • candraketu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.2.123

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 17.2.123 in Bengali sript:
উত্তিষ্ঠতালং ক্লেশেন যুষ্মত্পক্ষ্যেণ তোষিতঃ ।
বিদ্যাধরেশ্বরেণাহং তপসা চন্দ্রকেতুনা ॥ ১২৩ ॥

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