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 17.6.69

एवं लोकद्वये राजगृहयोः संकटस्थयोः ।
मुक्ताफलध्वजो ऽनश्नन् ध्यातवाञ् शरणं शिवम् ॥ ६९ ॥

evaṃ lokadvaye rājagṛhayoḥ saṃkaṭasthayoḥ |
muktāphaladhvajo 'naśnan dhyātavāñ śaraṇaṃ śivam || 69 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.69 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 (17.6.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Lokadvaya, Rajagriha, Sankatastha, Muktaphaladhvaja, Anashnat, Dhyata, Sharana, Shivam, Shiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.69). 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: “evaṃ lokadvaye rājagṛhayoḥ saṃkaṭasthayoḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lokadvaye -
  • lokadvaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • rājagṛhayoḥ -
  • rājagṛha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    rājagṛha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    rājagṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • saṅkaṭasthayoḥ -
  • saṅkaṭastha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    saṅkaṭastha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    saṅkaṭasthā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • Line 2: “muktāphaladhvajo 'naśnan dhyātavāñ śaraṇaṃ śivam
  • muktāphaladhvajo' -
  • muktāphaladhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anaśnan -
  • anaśnat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • dhyāta -
  • dhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhyā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • vāñ -
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śivam -
  • śivam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.69

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 17.6.69 in Bengali sript:
এবং লোকদ্বযে রাজগৃহযোঃ সংকটস্থযোঃ ।
মুক্তাফলধ্বজো ঽনশ্নন্ ধ্যাতবাঞ্ শরণং শিবম্ ॥ ৬৯ ॥

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