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 1.6.154

तच्च चारमुखाद्बुद्ध्वा मया प्रातर्निवेदितम् ।
राज्ञे सो ऽपि तदाकर्ण्य किं भवेदित्यचिन्तयत् ॥ १५४ ॥

tacca cāramukhādbuddhvā mayā prātarniveditam |
rājñe so 'pi tadākarṇya kiṃ bhavedityacintayat || 154 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.6.154 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 (1.6.154). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Cara, Ukha, Buddhva, Maya, Asmad, Pratar, Nivedita, Rajan, Sah, Api, Tada, Akarnya, Kim, Iti, Itya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.6.154). 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: “tacca cāramukhādbuddhvā mayā prātarniveditam
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāram -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ukhād -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • buddhvā* -
  • buddhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • prātar -
  • prātar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • niveditam -
  • nivedita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nivedita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niveditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “rājñe so 'pi tadākarṇya kiṃ bhavedityacintayat
  • rājñe -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akarṇya -
  • akarṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akarṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • 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 1.6.154

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 1.6.154 in Bengali sript:
তচ্চ চারমুখাদ্বুদ্ধ্বা মযা প্রাতর্নিবেদিতম্ ।
রাজ্ঞে সো ঽপি তদাকর্ণ্য কিং ভবেদিত্যচিন্তযত্ ॥ ১৫৪ ॥

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