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 2.1.20

स तत्र नन्दने देवान् क्रीडतः कामिनीसखान् ।
दृष्ट्वा स्वोचितभार्यार्थी राजा शोकम् इवाविशत् ॥ २० ॥

sa tatra nandane devān krīḍataḥ kāminīsakhān |
dṛṣṭvā svocitabhāryārthī rājā śokam ivāviśat || 20 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.1.20 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 (2.1.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Nandana, Deva, Kridat, Kamin, Kamini, Sakha, Svocita, Bharyarthin, Bharyarthi, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Shoka, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.1.20). 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: “sa tatra nandane devān krīḍataḥ kāminīsakhān
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nandane -
  • nandana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nandana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nandanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • devān -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • krīḍataḥ -
  • krīḍat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    krīḍat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
    krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
    krīḍ (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • kāminī -
  • kāminī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kāmin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sakhān -
  • sakha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā svocitabhāryārthī rājā śokam ivāviśat
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • svocita -
  • svocita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svocita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāryārthī -
  • bhāryārthī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhāryārthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhāryārthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śokam -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śokā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aviśat -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.1.20

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 2.1.20 in Bengali sript:
স তত্র নন্দনে দেবান্ ক্রীডতঃ কামিনীসখান্ ।
দৃষ্ট্বা স্বোচিতভার্যার্থী রাজা শোকম্ ইবাবিশত্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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