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 6.8.265

स च नरवाहनदत्तो युवराजो मदनमञ्चुकासहितः ।
भजते स्म सुचिरकाङ्क्षितमुदयैषी जीवलोकसुखम् ॥ २६५ ॥

sa ca naravāhanadatto yuvarājo madanamañcukāsahitaḥ |
bhajate sma sucirakāṅkṣitamudayaiṣī jīvalokasukham || 265 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.8.265 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 (6.8.265). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naravahanadatta, Yuvaraja, Madanamancuka, Sahitri, Sahita, Sma, Sucira, Kankshita, Udaya, Eshin, Jivaloka, Sukham, Sukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.8.265). 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: “sa ca naravāhanadatto yuvarājo madanamañcukāsahitaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naravāhanadatto* -
  • naravāhanadatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yuvarājo* -
  • yuvarāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • madanamañcukā -
  • madanamañcukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahitaḥ -
  • sahitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • Line 2: “bhajate sma sucirakāṅkṣitamudayaiṣī jīvalokasukham
  • bhajate -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sucira -
  • sucira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sucira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāṅkṣitam -
  • kāṅkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāṅkṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāṅkṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
    kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
  • udayai -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • eṣī -
  • eṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jīvaloka -
  • jīvaloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.8.265

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 6.8.265 in Bengali sript:
স চ নরবাহনদত্তো যুবরাজো মদনমঞ্চুকাসহিতঃ ।
ভজতে স্ম সুচিরকাঙ্ক্ষিতমুদযৈষী জীবলোকসুখম্ ॥ ২৬৫ ॥

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