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 18.4.330

सत्कृतो दिवसान् कांश्चिद् आस्ते यावच् च तत्र सः ।
लेखहस्तः पुमांस् तावद् आगात् कंदर्पपार्श्वतः ॥ ३२९ ॥

satkṛto divasān kāṃścid āste yāvac ca tatra saḥ |
lekhahastaḥ pumāṃs tāvad āgāt kaṃdarpapārśvataḥ || 329 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.330 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 (18.4.330). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Satkrita, Divasa, Kah, Cit, Yavat, Tatra, Sah, Lekha, Hasta, Pums, Tavat, Aga, Kandarpa, Parshvatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.330). 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: “satkṛto divasān kāṃścid āste yāvac ca tatra saḥ
  • satkṛto* -
  • satkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • divasān -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kāṃś -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āste -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • yāvac -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “lekhahastaḥ pumāṃs tāvad āgāt kaṃdarpapārśvataḥ
  • lekha -
  • lekha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • hastaḥ -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pumāṃs -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āgā -
  • āgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kandarpa -
  • kandarpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārśvataḥ -
  • pārśvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.330

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 18.4.330 in Bengali sript:
সত্কৃতো দিবসান্ কাংশ্চিদ্ আস্তে যাবচ্ চ তত্র সঃ ।
লেখহস্তঃ পুমাংস্ তাবদ্ আগাত্ কংদর্পপার্শ্বতঃ ॥ ৩২৯ ॥

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