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 3.6.57

तच् छ्रुत्वा पर्यपृच्छ्यन्त सख्यस् ता मौग्ध्यतो मया ।
कन्या लभन्ते भर्तारं किं विनायकपूजया ॥ ५७ ॥

tac chrutvā paryapṛcchyanta sakhyas tā maugdhyato mayā |
kanyā labhante bhartāraṃ kiṃ vināyakapūjayā || 57 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.57 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 (3.6.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pari, Sakhi, Tas, Gdhi, Atah, Maya, Asmad, Kani, Kanya, Bhartri, Kim, Vinayaka, Puja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.57). 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: “tac chrutvā paryapṛcchyanta sakhyas maugdhyato mayā
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvā*pa
  • parya -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • apṛcchyanta -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect passive third plural]
  • sakhyas -
  • sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mau -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • gdhya -
  • gdhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ato* -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “kanyā labhante bhartāraṃ kiṃ vināyakapūjayā
  • kanyā* -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • labhante -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • bhartāram -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vināyaka -
  • vināyaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vināyaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūjayā -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.57

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 3.6.57 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বা পর্যপৃচ্ছ্যন্ত সখ্যস্ তা মৌগ্ধ্যতো মযা ।
কন্যা লভন্তে ভর্তারং কিং বিনাযকপূজযা ॥ ৫৭ ॥

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