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 1.5.85

क्रमादृक्षे प्रसुप्ते च राजपुत्रे च जाग्रति ।
पुनः सिंहो ऽब्रवीदेतमृक्षं मे क्षिप मानुष ॥ ८५ ॥

kramādṛkṣe prasupte ca rājaputre ca jāgrati |
punaḥ siṃho 'bravīdetamṛkṣaṃ me kṣipa mānuṣa || 85 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.5.85 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 (1.5.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kramat, Krama, Riksha, Prasupta, Prasupti, Rajaputra, Jagrat, Jagrati, Puna, Simha, Eta, Esha, Asmad, Kshipa, Manusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.5.85). 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: “kramādṛkṣe prasupte ca rājaputre ca jāgrati
  • kramād -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ṛkṣe -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prasupte -
  • prasupta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prasupta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prasuptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prasupti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājaputre -
  • rājaputra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rājaputrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāgrati -
  • jāgrat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jāgrat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgratī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • Line 2: “punaḥ siṃho 'bravīdetamṛkṣaṃ me kṣipa mānuṣa
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • siṃho' -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • etam -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛkṣam -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kṣipa -
  • kṣipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣipa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣip (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mānuṣa -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mānuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.5.85

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 1.5.85 in Bengali sript:
ক্রমাদৃক্ষে প্রসুপ্তে চ রাজপুত্রে চ জাগ্রতি ।
পুনঃ সিংহো ঽব্রবীদেতমৃক্ষং মে ক্ষিপ মানুষ ॥ ৮৫ ॥

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