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 18.2.228

तच् छ्रुत्वा सा महाराज यक्षिणी माम् अभाषत ।
अनङ्गदेव यदि ते कौतुकं वच्मि तच्छृणु ॥ २२८ ॥

tac chrutvā sā mahārāja yakṣiṇī mām abhāṣata |
anaṅgadeva yadi te kautukaṃ vacmi tacchṛṇu || 228 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.228 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 (18.2.228). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maharaja, Maharajan, Yakshini, Yakshin, Asmad, Anangadeva, Yadi, Yad, Tad, Yushmad, Kautuka, Tat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.228). 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: “tac chrutvā mahārāja yakṣiṇī mām abhāṣata
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvā*sā
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yakṣiṇī -
  • yakṣiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    yakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]
  • Line 2: “anaṅgadeva yadi te kautukaṃ vacmi tacchṛṇu
  • anaṅgadeva -
  • anaṅgadeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anaṅgadeva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kautukam -
  • kautuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vacmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.228

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 18.2.228 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বা সা মহারাজ যক্ষিণী মাম্ অভাষত ।
অনঙ্গদেব যদি তে কৌতুকং বচ্মি তচ্ছৃণু ॥ ২২৮ ॥

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