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 18.2.172

इत्य् उक्त्वा तत्र नीत्वा तं भूमेर् उद्धृत्य भूभृते ।
सद्रत्नकलशं प्रादात् स तस्मै कूटतापसः ॥ १७२ ॥

ity uktvā tatra nītvā taṃ bhūmer uddhṛtya bhūbhṛte |
sadratnakalaśaṃ prādāt sa tasmai kūṭatāpasaḥ || 172 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.172 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 (18.2.172). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uktva, Tatra, Bhumi, Uddhritya, Bhubhrit, Sadratna, Kalasha, Pra, Prat, Tad, Kutatapasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.172). 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: “ity uktvā tatra nītvā taṃ bhūmer uddhṛtya bhūbhṛte
  • Cannot analyse ity*uk
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nītvā -
  • -> nītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhūmer -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • uddhṛtya -
  • uddhṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhūbhṛte -
  • bhūbhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “sadratnakalaśaṃ prādāt sa tasmai kūṭatāpasaḥ
  • sadratna -
  • sadratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalaśam -
  • kalaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prād -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • kūṭatāpasaḥ -
  • kūṭatāpasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.172

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 18.2.172 in Bengali sript:
ইত্য্ উক্ত্বা তত্র নীত্বা তং ভূমের্ উদ্ধৃত্য ভূভৃতে ।
সদ্রত্নকলশং প্রাদাত্ স তস্মৈ কূটতাপসঃ ॥ ১৭২ ॥

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