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 17.6.208

स च तया दितिजेश्वरकन्यया विधिवद् अत्र पितृप्रवितीर्णया ।
नृपसुतः समयुज्यत कान्तया त्रिभुवनप्रभया मलयध्वजः ॥ २०८ ॥

sa ca tayā ditijeśvarakanyayā vidhivad atra pitṛpravitīrṇayā |
nṛpasutaḥ samayujyata kāntayā tribhuvanaprabhayā malayadhvajaḥ || 208 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.208 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 (17.6.208). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Taya, Ditija, Ishvara, Kanya, Vidhivat, Atra, Pravid, Irna, Nripasuta, Sama, Yujya, Yuj, Kanta, Tribhuvanaprabha, Malayadhvaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.208). 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: “sa ca tayā ditijeśvarakanyayā vidhivad atra pitṛpravitīrṇayā
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tayā* -
  • taya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ditije -
  • ditija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iśvara -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kanyayā -
  • kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vidhivad -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitṛ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pravit -
  • pravid (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • īrṇayā -
  • īrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    īr -> īrṇā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √īr class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “nṛpasutaḥ samayujyata kāntayā tribhuvanaprabhayā malayadhvajaḥ
  • nṛpasutaḥ -
  • nṛpasuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yujya -
  • yujya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yujya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yuj -> yujya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yuj]
    yuj (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuj (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kāntayā -
  • kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • tribhuvanaprabhayā -
  • tribhuvanaprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • malayadhvajaḥ -
  • malayadhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.208

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 17.6.208 in Bengali sript:
স চ তযা দিতিজেশ্বরকন্যযা বিধিবদ্ অত্র পিতৃপ্রবিতীর্ণযা ।
নৃপসুতঃ সমযুজ্যত কান্তযা ত্রিভুবনপ্রভযা মলযধ্বজঃ ॥ ২০৮ ॥

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