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 17.5.16

न च तान् प्राप स नृपः पातालव्योमचारिणः ।
तेजस्वी तेन संतेपे निःसपत्ने ऽपि भूतले ॥ १६ ॥

na ca tān prāpa sa nṛpaḥ pātālavyomacāriṇaḥ |
tejasvī tena saṃtepe niḥsapatne 'pi bhūtale || 16 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.5.16 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 (17.5.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prapa, Nripa, Patala, Vyomacarin, Vyomacarina, Tejasvin, Tejasvi, Tad, Tena, Santa, Santi, Nihsapatna, Api, Bhutala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.5.16). 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: “na ca tān prāpa sa nṛpaḥ pātālavyomacāriṇaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prāpa -
  • prāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pātāla -
  • pātāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pātāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyomacāriṇaḥ -
  • vyomacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vyomacārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vyomacāriṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tejasvī tena saṃtepe niḥsapatne 'pi bhūtale
  • tejasvī -
  • tejasvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tejasvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tejasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • sante -
  • santa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    santi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam -> santa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sam class 1 verb], [locative single from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam -> santā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sam class 1 verb]
    santi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • pe -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • niḥsapatne' -
  • niḥsapatna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    niḥsapatna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    niḥsapatnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bhūtale -
  • bhūtala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.5.16

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 17.5.16 in Bengali sript:
ন চ তান্ প্রাপ স নৃপঃ পাতালব্যোমচারিণঃ ।
তেজস্বী তেন সংতেপে নিঃসপত্নে ঽপি ভূতলে ॥ ১৬ ॥

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