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 18.5.166

सापि विप्रसुता प्रातरपश्यन्ती प्रबुध्य माम् ।
अङ्गुलीयं च पश्यन्ती मन्नावाङ्कमचिन्तयत् ॥ १६६ ॥

sāpi viprasutā prātarapaśyantī prabudhya mām |
aṅgulīyaṃ ca paśyantī mannāvāṅkamacintayat || 166 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.166 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 (18.5.166). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Vipra, Sut, Suta, Pratara, Pashyanti, Pashyat, Asmad, Anguliya, Nava, Nau, Anka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.166). 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: “sāpi viprasutā prātarapaśyantī prabudhya mām
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vipra -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sutā -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • prātara -
  • prātara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśyantī -
  • paśyantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prabudhya -
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “aṅgulīyaṃ ca paśyantī mannāvāṅkamacintayat
  • aṅgulīyam -
  • aṅgulīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśyantī -
  • paśyantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • man -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • nāvā -
  • nāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aṅkam -
  • aṅka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • acintayat -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.166

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 18.5.166 in Bengali sript:
সাপি বিপ্রসুতা প্রাতরপশ্যন্তী প্রবুধ্য মাম্ ।
অঙ্গুলীযং চ পশ্যন্তী মন্নাবাঙ্কমচিন্তযত্ ॥ ১৬৬ ॥

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