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 3.6.122

विकीर्णवस्त्रकेशान्ता रुदती तावद् आस्त च ।
गृहं यावद् उपाध्यायो विष्णुस्वामी विवेश सः ॥ १२२ ॥

vikīrṇavastrakeśāntā rudatī tāvad āsta ca |
gṛhaṃ yāvad upādhyāyo viṣṇusvāmī viveśa saḥ || 122 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.122 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 (3.6.122). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vikirna, Vastraka, Ishanta, Rudat, Rudati, Tavat, Grih, Yavat, Upadhyaya, Vishnusvamin, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.122). 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: “vikīrṇavastrakeśāntā rudatī tāvad āsta ca
  • vikīrṇa -
  • vikīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vastrake -
  • vastraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • īśāntā* -
  • īśānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rudatī -
  • rudatī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rudatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rud -> rudat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √rud class 2 verb]
    rud -> rudatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rud class 2 verb]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āsta -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “gṛhaṃ yāvad upādhyāyo viṣṇusvāmī viveśa saḥ
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yāvad -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • upādhyāyo* -
  • upādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣṇusvāmī -
  • viṣṇusvāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viveśa -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    viś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.122

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 3.6.122 in Bengali sript:
বিকীর্ণবস্ত্রকেশান্তা রুদতী তাবদ্ আস্ত চ ।
গৃহং যাবদ্ উপাধ্যাযো বিষ্ণুস্বামী বিবেশ সঃ ॥ ১২২ ॥

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