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 17.3.87

ततो हाहाहुहूगीतैः स्वनिनादानुनादितैः ।
रम्भादिनृत्यैस् तत्राभुद् इन्द्रस्य विजयोत्सवः ॥ ८७ ॥

tato hāhāhuhūgītaiḥ svaninādānunāditaiḥ |
rambhādinṛtyais tatrābhud indrasya vijayotsavaḥ || 87 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.3.87 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 (17.3.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Haha, Huhu, Gita, Svani, Danu, Adita, Rambha, Adin, Riti, Tatra, Abudh, Indra, Vijayotsava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.3.87). 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: “tato hāhāhuhūgītaiḥ svaninādānunāditaiḥ
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • hāhā -
  • hāhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • huhū -
  • huhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    huhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gītaiḥ -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svaninā -
  • svani (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    svani (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dānunā -
  • dānu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dānu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • āditaiḥ -
  • ad -> ādita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ad]
    ad -> ādita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ad]
  • Line 2: “rambhādinṛtyais tatrābhud indrasya vijayotsavaḥ
  • rambhā -
  • rambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rambha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rambhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rambh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ādin -
  • ādin (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • ṛtyai -
  • ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    -> ṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> ṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> ṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • ais -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhud -
  • abudh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    abudh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • indrasya -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • vijayotsavaḥ -
  • vijayotsava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.3.87

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 17.3.87 in Bengali sript:
ততো হাহাহুহূগীতৈঃ স্বনিনাদানুনাদিতৈঃ ।
রম্ভাদিনৃত্যৈস্ তত্রাভুদ্ ইন্দ্রস্য বিজযোত্সবঃ ॥ ৮৭ ॥

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