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 4.1.51

स्नपिता दत्तवस्त्रा च ताभिः स्वादु च भोजिता ।
ब्राह्मणी साम्बुसिक्तेव तप्ता भूः समुदश्वसत् ॥ ५१ ॥

snapitā dattavastrā ca tābhiḥ svādu ca bhojitā |
brāhmaṇī sāmbusikteva taptā bhūḥ samudaśvasat || 51 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.1.51 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 (4.1.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Snapita, Datta, Vastri, Vastra, Svadu, Bhojita, Brahmani, Ambusikta, Iva, Tapta, Bhu, Samud,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.1.51). 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: “snapitā dattavastrā ca tābhiḥ svādu ca bhojitā
  • snapitā* -
  • snapita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snapitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • datta -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • vastrā -
  • vastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vastrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tābhiḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svādu -
  • svādu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svādu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhojitā -
  • bhuj -> bhojitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhuj]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇī sāmbusikteva taptā bhūḥ samudaśvasat
  • brāhmaṇī -
  • brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ambusikte -
  • ambusikta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ambusikta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • taptā* -
  • tapta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    taptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tap -> tapta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tap class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tap class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tap class 4 verb]
    tap -> taptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tap class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tap class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tap class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tap class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tap class 4 verb]
  • bhūḥ -
  • bhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • samud -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    samud (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aśvasat -
  • śvas (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.1.51

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 4.1.51 in Bengali sript:
স্নপিতা দত্তবস্ত্রা চ তাভিঃ স্বাদু চ ভোজিতা ।
ব্রাহ্মণী সাম্বুসিক্তেব তপ্তা ভূঃ সমুদশ্বসত্ ॥ ৫১ ॥

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