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 18.4.341

तच् छीघ्रम् उत्तिष्ठ सखे व्रजावश् चिन्वंस् त्वम् अप्य् आप्स्यसि जातु भार्याम् ।
को वेद दैवस्य गतिं मयैव मृतापि भार्याधिगता सजीवा ॥ ३४० ॥

tac chīghram uttiṣṭha sakhe vrajāvaś cinvaṃs tvam apy āpsyasi jātu bhāryām |
ko veda daivasya gatiṃ mayaiva mṛtāpi bhāryādhigatā sajīvā || 340 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.341 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 (18.4.341). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sakha, Sakhi, Tva, Yushmad, Jatu, Bharya, Kah, Veda, Daiva, Gati, Maya, Asmad, Mrita, Api, Adhigata, Sajiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.341). 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 chīghram uttiṣṭha sakhe vrajāvaś cinvaṃs tvam apy āpsyasi jātu bhāryām
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chīghram*ut
  • Cannot analyse uttiṣṭha*sa
  • sakhe -
  • sakha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sakhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sakhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vrajāvaś -
  • Cannot analyse cinvaṃs*tv
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse apy*āp
  • āpsyasi -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [future active second single]
  • jātu -
  • jātu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jātū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāryām -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √bhṛ]
  • Line 2: “ko veda daivasya gatiṃ mayaiva mṛtāpi bhāryādhigatā sajīvā
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • daivasya -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • gatim -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mayai -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
    may (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mṛtā -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bhāryā -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhṛ]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
  • adhigatā -
  • adhigatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sajīvā -
  • sajīvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.341

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 18.4.341 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছীঘ্রম্ উত্তিষ্ঠ সখে ব্রজাবশ্ চিন্বংস্ ত্বম্ অপ্য্ আপ্স্যসি জাতু ভার্যাম্ ।
কো বেদ দৈবস্য গতিং মযৈব মৃতাপি ভার্যাধিগতা সজীবা ॥ ৩৪০ ॥

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