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 17.3.88

दृष्टोत्सवप्रमोदे च याते धातरि वृत्रहा ।
संमान्य लोकपालादीन्स्वं स्वं स्थानं विसृष्टवान् ॥ ८८ ॥

dṛṣṭotsavapramode ca yāte dhātari vṛtrahā |
saṃmānya lokapālādīnsvaṃ svaṃ sthānaṃ visṛṣṭavān || 88 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.3.88 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 (17.3.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drishta, Utsava, Pramoda, Yat, Yata, Yati, Dhatri, Vritraha, Vritrahan, Manya, Lokapala, Sva, Sthana, Visrishtavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.3.88). 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: “dṛṣṭotsavapramode ca yāte dhātari vṛtrahā
  • dṛṣṭo -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • utsava -
  • utsava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramode -
  • pramoda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pramodā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāte -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    -> yāta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb]
    yāti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • dhātari -
  • dhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vṛtrahā -
  • vṛtrahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛtrahan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃmānya lokapālādīnsvaṃ svaṃ sthānaṃ visṛṣṭavān
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • mānya -
  • mānya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mānya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √man]
    man -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √man]
    mān -> mānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mān]
    mān -> mānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mān]
    man -> mānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    mān -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mān class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    mān -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mān class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb], [vocative single from √man]
    man -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb], [vocative single from √man]
  • lokapālād -
  • lokapāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • visṛṣṭavān -
  • visṛṣṭavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.3.88

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 17.3.88 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্টোত্সবপ্রমোদে চ যাতে ধাতরি বৃত্রহা ।
সংমান্য লোকপালাদীন্স্বং স্বং স্থানং বিসৃষ্টবান্ ॥ ৮৮ ॥

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