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 18.5.244

एवं कण्वर्षिगिरा लब्धधृतिः क्षपितविरहकालो ऽथ ।
भार्या विद्याः खेचरसाम्राज्यं च क्रमादहं प्राप्तः ॥ २४४ ॥

evaṃ kaṇvarṣigirā labdhadhṛtiḥ kṣapitavirahakālo 'tha |
bhāryā vidyāḥ khecarasāmrājyaṃ ca kramādahaṃ prāptaḥ || 244 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.244 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 (18.5.244). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Kanva, Gira, Labdha, Dhriti, Kshapita, Viraha, Kala, Atha, Bharya, Vidya, Khecara, Samrajya, Samraji, Kramat, Krama, Aha, Asmad, Prapta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.244). 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: “evaṃ kaṇvarṣigirā labdhadhṛtiḥ kṣapitavirahakālo 'tha
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kaṇvar -
  • kaṇva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṣi -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • girā* -
  • gira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    girā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • labdha -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • dhṛtiḥ -
  • dhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣapita -
  • kṣapita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣapita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kṣī]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kṣī]
    kṣap -> kṣapita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṣap class 10 verb]
    kṣap -> kṣapita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṣap class 10 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṣī]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṣī]
  • viraha -
  • viraha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kālo' -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “bhāryā vidyāḥ khecarasāmrājyaṃ ca kramādahaṃ prāptaḥ
  • bhāryā* -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
  • vidyāḥ -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • khecara -
  • khecara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khecara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāmrājyam -
  • sāmrājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāmrājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāmrājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sāmrājī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kramād -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • prāptaḥ -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.244

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 18.5.244 in Bengali sript:
এবং কণ্বর্ষিগিরা লব্ধধৃতিঃ ক্ষপিতবিরহকালো ঽথ ।
ভার্যা বিদ্যাঃ খেচরসাম্রাজ্যং চ ক্রমাদহং প্রাপ্তঃ ॥ ২৪৪ ॥

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