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 5.2.223

अर्पयाम् आस तच् चास्मै कान्तं कनकपङ्कजम् ।
रक्षःकोषश्रियो हस्ताल् लीलाम्बुजम् इवाहृतम् ॥ २२३ ॥

arpayām āsa tac cāsmai kāntaṃ kanakapaṅkajam |
rakṣaḥkoṣaśriyo hastāl līlāmbujam ivāhṛtam || 223 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.2.223 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 (5.2.223). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asa, Tat, Tad, Idam, Kanta, Kanaka, Pankaja, Raksha, Rakshas, Kosha, Shri, Shriya, Hasta, Lilambuja, Iva, Ahrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.2.223). 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: “arpayām āsa tac cāsmai kāntaṃ kanakapaṅkajam
  • arpayām -
  • -> arpayām (periphrastic_perfect)
    [periphrastic_perfect from √]
  • āsa -
  • āsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    as (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmai -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • kāntam -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • kanaka -
  • kanaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kanaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṅkajam -
  • paṅkaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paṅkaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “rakṣaḥkoṣaśriyo hastāl līlāmbujam ivāhṛtam
  • rakṣaḥ -
  • rakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • koṣa -
  • koṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śriyo* -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hastāl -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • līlāmbujam -
  • līlāmbuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ahṛtam -
  • ahṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ahṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ahṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.2.223

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 5.2.223 in Bengali sript:
অর্পযাম্ আস তচ্ চাস্মৈ কান্তং কনকপঙ্কজম্ ।
রক্ষঃকোষশ্রিযো হস্তাল্ লীলাম্বুজম্ ইবাহৃতম্ ॥ ২২৩ ॥

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