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 18.2.57

तत् त्वद्रूपप्रभावाभ्यां तान् आकृष्य ददाम्य् अहम् ।
कितवान् ब्रह्मरक्षोभ्यां भक्ष्यं सभ्ययुतान् अरीन् ॥ ५७ ॥

tat tvadrūpaprabhāvābhyāṃ tān ākṛṣya dadāmy aham |
kitavān brahmarakṣobhyāṃ bhakṣyaṃ sabhyayutān arīn || 57 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.57 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 (18.2.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Yushmad, Rupa, Prabhava, Akrishya, Aha, Asmad, Kitava, Brahmarakshas, Bhakshya, Sabhya, Yuta, Ari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.57). 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: “tat tvadrūpaprabhāvābhyāṃ tān ākṛṣya dadāmy aham
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvad -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • rūpa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhāvābhyām -
  • prabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ākṛṣya -
  • ākṛṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākṛṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse dadāmy*ah
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kitavān brahmarakṣobhyāṃ bhakṣyaṃ sabhyayutān arīn
  • kitavān -
  • kitava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • brahmarakṣobhyām -
  • brahmarakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • bhakṣyam -
  • bhakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhakṣ], [accusative single from √bhakṣ]
  • sabhya -
  • sabhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sabhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yutān -
  • yuta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √yu class 3 verb]
  • arīn -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.57

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 18.2.57 in Bengali sript:
তত্ ত্বদ্রূপপ্রভাবাভ্যাং তান্ আকৃষ্য দদাম্য্ অহম্ ।
কিতবান্ ব্রহ্মরক্ষোভ্যাং ভক্ষ্যং সভ্যযুতান্ অরীন্ ॥ ৫৭ ॥

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