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 18.4.211

आगात्तारास्थिमालाढ्या ज्योत्स्नाभूतिसिता ततः ।
शशिशुभ्रकपाला च रौद्री रजनितापसी ॥ २११ ॥

āgāttārāsthimālāḍhyā jyotsnābhūtisitā tataḥ |
śaśiśubhrakapālā ca raudrī rajanitāpasī || 211 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.211 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 (18.4.211). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aga, Attri, Atta, Ara, Asthimala, Adhya, Jyotsna, Bhutisita, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shashi, Shubhra, Kapala, Raudri, Rajani, Tapasi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.211). 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: “āgāttārāsthimālāḍhyā jyotsnābhūtisitā tataḥ
  • āgā -
  • āgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • attā -
  • atta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    attṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    attā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ārā -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • asthimālā -
  • asthimālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āḍhyā* -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āḍhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jyotsnā -
  • jyotsnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūtisitā -
  • bhūtisitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “śaśiśubhrakapālā ca raudrī rajanitāpasī
  • śaśi -
  • śaśī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śubhra -
  • śubhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kapālā -
  • kapālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raudrī -
  • raudrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    raudri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rajani -
  • rajani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rajanī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tāpasī -
  • tāpasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.211

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 18.4.211 in Bengali sript:
আগাত্তারাস্থিমালাঢ্যা জ্যোত্স্নাভূতিসিতা ততঃ ।
শশিশুভ্রকপালা চ রৌদ্রী রজনিতাপসী ॥ ২১১ ॥

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