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 18.1.45

चकाशे सा च कुचयोः श्यामया चूचुकत्विषा ।
गर्भस्थस्येव सम्राजः स्तन्यरक्षणमुद्रया ॥ ४५ ॥

cakāśe sā ca kucayoḥ śyāmayā cūcukatviṣā |
garbhasthasyeva samrājaḥ stanyarakṣaṇamudrayā || 45 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.1.45 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 (18.1.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kuca, Shyama, Cucuka, Tvish, Tvisha, Garbhastha, Iva, Samraj, Stanya, Rakshana, Udra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.1.45). 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: “cakāśe ca kucayoḥ śyāmayā cūcukatviṣā
  • cakāśe -
  • kāś (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kāś (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kucayoḥ -
  • kuca (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • śyāmayā -
  • śyāmā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • cūcuka -
  • cūcuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cūcuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tviṣā -
  • tviṣ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    tviṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “garbhasthasyeva samrājaḥ stanyarakṣaṇamudrayā
  • garbhasthasye -
  • garbhastha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    garbhastha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • samrājaḥ -
  • samrāj (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    samrāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • stanya -
  • stanya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stanya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stan -> stanya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √stan]
    stan -> stanya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √stan]
    stan -> stanya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √stan]
    stan -> stanya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √stan]
    stan -> stanya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √stan]
    stan -> stanya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √stan]
  • rakṣaṇam -
  • rakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • udra -
  • udra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.1.45

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 18.1.45 in Bengali sript:
চকাশে সা চ কুচযোঃ শ্যামযা চূচুকত্বিষা ।
গর্ভস্থস্যেব সম্রাজঃ স্তন্যরক্ষণমুদ্রযা ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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