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 17.6.48

नृपं मेरुध्वजं नेतुं तं निमन्त्र्य सबान्धवम् ।
स्मृतोपकारो दैत्येन्द्रः पातालात्स्वयमाययौ ॥ ४८ ॥

nṛpaṃ merudhvajaṃ netuṃ taṃ nimantrya sabāndhavam |
smṛtopakāro daityendraḥ pātālātsvayamāyayau || 48 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.48 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 (17.6.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nripa, Merudhvaja, Tap, Nimantrya, Sabandhava, Smrita, Upakara, Daityendra, Patala, Svayam, Aya, Yah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.48). 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: “nṛpaṃ merudhvajaṃ netuṃ taṃ nimantrya sabāndhavam
  • nṛpam -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • merudhvajam -
  • merudhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • netum -
  • -> netum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nimantrya -
  • nimantrya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nimantrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nimantrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sabāndhavam -
  • sabāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sabāndhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sabāndhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “smṛtopakāro daityendraḥ pātālātsvayamāyayau
  • smṛto -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • upakāro* -
  • upakāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daityendraḥ -
  • daityendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pātālāt -
  • pātāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pātāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āya -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • yau -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.48

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 17.6.48 in Bengali sript:
নৃপং মেরুধ্বজং নেতুং তং নিমন্ত্র্য সবান্ধবম্ ।
স্মৃতোপকারো দৈত্যেন্দ্রঃ পাতালাত্স্বযমাযযৌ ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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