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 18.4.266

नैव सा निरगात्तावद्दृष्टो यावदहं जनैः ।
तत्रान्यैस्तैर् अवष्टब्धो हृता वेगसरी च सा ॥ २६५ ॥

naiva sā niragāttāvaddṛṣṭo yāvadahaṃ janaiḥ |
tatrānyaistair avaṣṭabdho hṛtā vegasarī ca sā || 265 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.266 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 (18.4.266). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naiva, Nih, Aga, Tavat, Drishta, Yavadaha, Jana, Tatra, Anya, Tad, Avashtabdha, Hrita, Vegasari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.266). 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: “naiva niragāttāvaddṛṣṭo yāvadahaṃ janaiḥ
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • agāt -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭo* -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • yāvadaham -
  • yāvadaha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • janaiḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “tatrānyaistair avaṣṭabdho hṛtā vegasarī ca
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anyais -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tair -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • avaṣṭabdho* -
  • avaṣṭabdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hṛtā* -
  • hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • vegasarī -
  • vegasarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.266

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 18.4.266 in Bengali sript:
নৈব সা নিরগাত্তাবদ্দৃষ্টো যাবদহং জনৈঃ ।
তত্রান্যৈস্তৈর্ অবষ্টব্ধো হৃতা বেগসরী চ সা ॥ ২৬৫ ॥

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