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 18.5.247

नीत्वा च तत्र जलदागमवासरांस् तान् आमन्त्र्य मातुलमृषींश्च तपो ऽवनस्थान् ।
प्रायात् सदारसचिवः स ततो विमानम् आरुह्य खेचरचमूपिहितान्तरिक्षः ॥ २४७ ॥

nītvā ca tatra jaladāgamavāsarāṃs tān āmantrya mātulamṛṣīṃśca tapo 'vanasthān |
prāyāt sadārasacivaḥ sa tato vimānam āruhya khecaracamūpihitāntarikṣaḥ || 247 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.247 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 (18.5.247). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Jaladagama, Vasara, Amantrya, Matula, Rishi, Tap, Tapa, Tapu, Tapas, Avana, Tha, Praya, Sadara, Saciva, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vimana, Aruhya, Khecara, Pihita, Tari, Tarin, Ksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.247). 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: “nītvā ca tatra jaladāgamavāsarāṃs tān āmantrya mātulamṛṣīṃśca tapo 'vanasthān
  • nītvā -
  • -> nītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jaladāgama -
  • jaladāgama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāsarāṃs -
  • vāsara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āmantrya -
  • āmantrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āmantrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mātulam -
  • mātula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mātula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mātulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛṣīṃś -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tapo' -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tapu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    tapu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • avanas -
  • avana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    van (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • thān -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “prāyāt sadārasacivaḥ sa tato vimānam āruhya khecaracamūpihitāntarikṣaḥ
  • prāyāt -
  • prāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • sadāra -
  • sadāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sacivaḥ -
  • saciva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • vimānam -
  • vimāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vimāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vimānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āruhya -
  • āruhya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • khecara -
  • khecara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khecara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • camū -
  • camū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • pihitān -
  • pihita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tari -
  • tari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tarī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tarin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tarin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣaḥ -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.247

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 18.5.247 in Bengali sript:
নীত্বা চ তত্র জলদাগমবাসরাংস্ তান্ আমন্ত্র্য মাতুলমৃষীংশ্চ তপো ঽবনস্থান্ ।
প্রাযাত্ সদারসচিবঃ স ততো বিমানম্ আরুহ্য খেচরচমূপিহিতান্তরিক্ষঃ ॥ ২৪৭ ॥

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