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 18.1.115

चित्रं किम् एतन्मायेयं नूनं कापीति वादिनौ ।
क्षणं भ्रमन्तौ तत्रावाम् अपश्याव महत्सरः ॥ ११५ ॥

citraṃ kim etanmāyeyaṃ nūnaṃ kāpīti vādinau |
kṣaṇaṃ bhramantau tatrāvām apaśyāva mahatsaraḥ || 115 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.1.115 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 (18.1.115). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citram, Citra, Kim, Etad, Mayeya, Nunam, Kapi, Iti, Vadin, Kshanam, Kshana, Bhramanta, Bhramat, Tatra, Mahat, Sara, Saras,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.1.115). 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: “citraṃ kim etanmāyeyaṃ nūnaṃ kāpīti vādinau
  • citram -
  • citram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    citra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    citrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etan -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • māyeyam -
  • māyeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māyeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    māyeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (verb class 4)
    [optative active first single]
  • nūnam -
  • nūnam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kāpī -
  • kāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vādinau -
  • vādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kṣaṇaṃ bhramantau tatrāvām apaśyāva mahatsaraḥ
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhramantau -
  • bhramanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhramat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • avām -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • apaśyāva -
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saraḥ -
  • saras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.1.115

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 18.1.115 in Bengali sript:
চিত্রং কিম্ এতন্মাযেযং নূনং কাপীতি বাদিনৌ ।
ক্ষণং ভ্রমন্তৌ তত্রাবাম্ অপশ্যাব মহত্সরঃ ॥ ১১৫ ॥

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