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 3.6.136

तत्रैकदेशे यावच् च क्षणं तिष्ठत्य् अलक्षितः ।
तावत् तत्रैव हर्म्ये सा कालरात्रिर् उपाययौ ॥ १३६ ॥

tatraikadeśe yāvac ca kṣaṇaṃ tiṣṭhaty alakṣitaḥ |
tāvat tatraiva harmye sā kālarātrir upāyayau || 136 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.136 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 (3.6.136). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Ekadesha, Yavat, Kshanam, Kshana, Alakshita, Tavat, Tatraiva, Harmya, Kalaratri, Upaya, Yah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.136). 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: “tatraikadeśe yāvac ca kṣaṇaṃ tiṣṭhaty alakṣitaḥ
  • tatrai -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ekadeśe -
  • ekadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ekadeśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ekadeśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yāvac -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse tiṣṭhaty*al
  • alakṣitaḥ -
  • alakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tāvat tatraiva harmye kālarātrir upāyayau
  • tāvat -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tatraiva -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • harmye -
  • harmya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    harmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    harmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kālarātrir -
  • kālarātri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upāya -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yau -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.136

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 3.6.136 in Bengali sript:
তত্রৈকদেশে যাবচ্ চ ক্ষণং তিষ্ঠত্য্ অলক্ষিতঃ ।
তাবত্ তত্রৈব হর্ম্যে সা কালরাত্রির্ উপাযযৌ ॥ ১৩৬ ॥

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