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 17.5.180

तद्गृह्णीतार्घ्यपाद्यादि कृतासनपरिग्रहाः ।
भवन्तो हि जगत्पूज्या अयं चस्माकमाश्रमः ॥ १८० ॥

tadgṛhṇītārghyapādyādi kṛtāsanaparigrahāḥ |
bhavanto hi jagatpūjyā ayaṃ casmākamāśramaḥ || 180 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.5.180 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 (17.5.180). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Arghya, Padin, Padya, Adi, Adin, Kritasanaparigraha, Bhavanta, Bhavat, Bhavant, Jagatpujya, Aya, Idam, Sma, Sman, Akama, Ashrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.5.180). 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: “tadgṛhṇītārghyapādyādi kṛtāsanaparigrahāḥ
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gṛhṇītā -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • arghya -
  • arghya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arghya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    argh -> arghya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √argh]
  • pādyā -
  • pādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    pādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pad]
    pādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pad class 4 verb], [vocative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pad class 4 verb], [vocative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pad class 4 verb], [nominative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pad]
  • ādi -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtāsanaparigrahāḥ -
  • kṛtāsanaparigraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtāsanaparigrahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “bhavanto hi jagatpūjyā ayaṃ casmākamāśramaḥ
  • bhavanto* -
  • bhavanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jagatpūjyā* -
  • jagatpūjya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smā -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    smā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ākamā -
  • ākama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśramaḥ -
  • aśrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.5.180

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 17.5.180 in Bengali sript:
তদ্গৃহ্ণীতার্ঘ্যপাদ্যাদি কৃতাসনপরিগ্রহাঃ ।
ভবন্তো হি জগত্পূজ্যা অযং চস্মাকমাশ্রমঃ ॥ ১৮০ ॥

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