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 18.4.281

हा हार्यपुत्र हा तात हाम्बेत्यत्र निशागमे ।
शोचन्ती दावदहने क्षेप्तुं तनुमियेष सा ॥ २८० ॥

hā hāryaputra hā tāta hāmbetyatra niśāgame |
śocantī dāvadahane kṣeptuṃ tanumiyeṣa sā || 280 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.281 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 (18.4.281). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Haryaputra, Han, Tata, Tyatra, Nishagama, Shocat, Shocanti, Dava, Davan, Dahana, Tanu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.281). 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: “ hāryaputra tāta hāmbetyatra niśāgame
  • hā* -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hāryaputra -
  • hāryaputra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • be -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tyatra -
  • tyatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • niśāgame -
  • niśāgama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “śocantī dāvadahane kṣeptuṃ tanumiyeṣa
  • śocantī -
  • śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc -> śocantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
  • dāva -
  • dāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dāvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • dahane -
  • dahana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dahana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dahanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṣeptum -
  • kṣip -> kṣeptum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṣip]
    kṣip -> kṣeptum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṣip]
  • tanum -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • iyeṣa -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third 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 18.4.281

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 18.4.281 in Bengali sript:
হা হার্যপুত্র হা তাত হাম্বেত্যত্র নিশাগমে ।
শোচন্তী দাবদহনে ক্ষেপ্তুং তনুমিযেষ সা ॥ ২৮০ ॥

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