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 17.6.88

सख्यः स्वप्ने ऽद्य जाने मां सिद्धीश्वरगतां पुमान् ।
जटाधरो ऽब्रवीत् कोऽपि देवागाराद्विनिर्गतः ॥ ८८ ॥

sakhyaḥ svapne 'dya jāne māṃ siddhīśvaragatāṃ pumān |
jaṭādharo 'bravīt ko'pi devāgārādvinirgataḥ || 88 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.88 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 (17.6.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sakhi, Svapna, Adya, Jana, Jani, Asmad, Siddhishvara, Gat, Gata, Pums, Jatadhara, Kah, Api, Devagara, Vinirgata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.88). 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: “sakhyaḥ svapne 'dya jāne māṃ siddhīśvaragatāṃ pumān
  • sakhyaḥ -
  • sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • svapne' -
  • svapna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svapna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svapnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāne -
  • jāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jāni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jāni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [present middle first single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • siddhīśvara -
  • siddhīśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    siddhīśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatām -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pumān -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jaṭādharo 'bravīt ko'pi devāgārādvinirgataḥ
  • jaṭādharo' -
  • jaṭādhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • devāgārād -
  • devāgāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vinirgataḥ -
  • vinirgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.88

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 17.6.88 in Bengali sript:
সখ্যঃ স্বপ্নে ঽদ্য জানে মাং সিদ্ধীশ্বরগতাং পুমান্ ।
জটাধরো ঽব্রবীত্ কোঽপি দেবাগারাদ্বিনির্গতঃ ॥ ৮৮ ॥

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