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 18.5.53

स सिंहद्वारमागत्य राज्ञः कार्पटिकव्रतम् ।
शिश्रिये राजपुत्राणामन्वितः पञ्चभिः शतैः ॥ ५३ ॥

sa siṃhadvāramāgatya rājñaḥ kārpaṭikavratam |
śiśriye rājaputrāṇāmanvitaḥ pañcabhiḥ śataiḥ || 53 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.53 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 (18.5.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Simhadvar, Simhadvara, Agatya, Rajan, Karpatika, Vrata, Rajaputra, Anvita, Pancan, Shata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.53). 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: “sa siṃhadvāramāgatya rājñaḥ kārpaṭikavratam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • siṃhadvāram -
  • siṃhadvāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    siṃhadvār (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āgatya -
  • āgatya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rājñaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kārpaṭika -
  • kārpaṭika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śiśriye rājaputrāṇāmanvitaḥ pañcabhiḥ śataiḥ
  • śiśriye -
  • śri (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    śrī (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • rājaputrāṇām -
  • rājaputra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rājaputrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • anvitaḥ -
  • anvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pañcabhiḥ -
  • pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śataiḥ -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.53

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 18.5.53 in Bengali sript:
স সিংহদ্বারমাগত্য রাজ্ঞঃ কার্পটিকব্রতম্ ।
শিশ্রিযে রাজপুত্রাণামন্বিতঃ পঞ্চভিঃ শতৈঃ ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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