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 17.6.128

पूर्वं संयतकं मित्त्रं महाबुद्धिम् उवाच तम् ।
जाने सा स्वास्पदं याता तद्गौर्यायतनं सखे ॥ १२८ ॥

pūrvaṃ saṃyatakaṃ mittraṃ mahābuddhim uvāca tam |
jāne sā svāspadaṃ yātā tadgauryāyatanaṃ sakhe || 128 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.128 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 (17.6.128). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvam, Purva, Samyataka, Mit, Tra, Mahabuddhi, Jana, Jani, Sva, Svan, Aspada, Yat, Yata, Yatri, Tad, Tat, Gauri, Ayatana, Sakha, Sakhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.128). 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: “pūrvaṃ saṃyatakaṃ mittraṃ mahābuddhim uvāca tam
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃyatakam -
  • saṃyataka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mit -
  • mit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tram -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahābuddhim -
  • mahābuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mahābuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “jāne svāspadaṃ yātā tadgauryāyatanaṃ sakhe
  • 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]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svā -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āspadam -
  • āspada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yātā -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> yātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    yātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gauryā -
  • gaurī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
  • āyatanam -
  • āyatana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sakhe -
  • sakha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sakhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sakhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.128

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 17.6.128 in Bengali sript:
পূর্বং সংযতকং মিত্ত্রং মহাবুদ্ধিম্ উবাচ তম্ ।
জানে সা স্বাস্পদং যাতা তদ্গৌর্যাযতনং সখে ॥ ১২৮ ॥

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