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 18.2.19

जग्रद्रक्षामणे पश्य वलात्कुलवधूं सतीम् ।
गृहिणीं मणिभद्रस्य धनाध्यक्षानुजन्मनः ॥ १९ ॥

jagradrakṣāmaṇe paśya valātkulavadhūṃ satīm |
gṛhiṇīṃ maṇibhadrasya dhanādhyakṣānujanmanaḥ || 19 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.19 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 (18.2.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dra, Kshaman, Kshama, Pashya, Vala, Kulavadhu, Sati, Grihini, Manibhadra, Dhanadhyaksha, Anujanman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.19). 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: “jagradrakṣāmaṇe paśya valātkulavadhūṃ satīm
  • jagra -
  • gṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dra -
  • dra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣāma -
  • kṣāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṣāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṇe -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • valāt -
  • vala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kulavadhūm -
  • kulavadhū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • satīm -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “gṛhiṇīṃ maṇibhadrasya dhanādhyakṣānujanmanaḥ
  • gṛhiṇīm -
  • gṛhiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • maṇibhadrasya -
  • maṇibhadra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • dhanādhyakṣā -
  • dhanādhyakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anujanmanaḥ -
  • anujanman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.19

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 18.2.19 in Bengali sript:
জগ্রদ্রক্ষামণে পশ্য বলাত্কুলবধূং সতীম্ ।
গৃহিণীং মণিভদ্রস্য ধনাধ্যক্ষানুজন্মনঃ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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