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 18.5.18

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तत्र पृष्टे स्ववृत्तान्ते कन्ये ते वदतः स्म मे ।
वाराणस्यां सुते आवां क्षितिभृत्सार्थवाहयोः ॥ १८ ॥

tatra pṛṣṭe svavṛttānte kanye te vadataḥ sma me |
vārāṇasyāṃ sute āvāṃ kṣitibhṛtsārthavāhayoḥ || 18 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.18 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 (18.5.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Prishta, Prishti, Svavritta, Anta, Anti, Kanya, Tad, Yushmad, Vadat, Sma, Asmad, Varanasi, Sut, Suta, Suti, Kshitibhrit, Sarthavaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.18). 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: “tatra pṛṣṭe svavṛttānte kanye te vadataḥ sma me ”
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pṛṣṭe -
pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

pṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

pṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]

√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]

√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]

√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [locative single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √praś class 6 verb]
svavṛttā -
svavṛtta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ante -
anta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

antā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

anti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√ant (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
kanye -
kanya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kanya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kanyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
vadataḥ -
√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vad class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √vad class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
sma -
sma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “vārāṇasyāṃ sute āvāṃ kṣitibhṛtsārthavāhayoḥ ”
vārāṇasyām -
vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
sute -
sut (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

sut (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

suta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

suta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

suti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> suta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb], [locative single from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative single from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [locative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [locative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]

√su (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
āvām -
au (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

au (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative dual]
kṣitibhṛt -
kṣitibhṛt (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
sārthavāhayoḥ -
sārthavāha (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.18

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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Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)

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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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Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)

[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.

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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 18.5.18 in Bengali sript:
তত্র পৃষ্টে স্ববৃত্তান্তে কন্যে তে বদতঃ স্ম মে ।
বারাণস্যাং সুতে আবাং ক্ষিতিভৃত্সার্থবাহযোঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

Last Updated: 29 April, 2019