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 7.5.37

वाराहं यत्र च क्षेत्रं ये पूताश्चक्रपाणिना ।
धत्ते नाम वितस्तेति वहन्ती यत्र जाह्नवी ॥ ३७ ॥

vārāhaṃ yatra ca kṣetraṃ ye pūtāścakrapāṇinā |
dhatte nāma vitasteti vahantī yatra jāhnavī || 37 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.5.37 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 (7.5.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varaha, Yatra, Kshetra, Yah, Yat, Puta, Cakrapani, Naman, Vitasta, Vitasti, Iti, Vahanti, Vahat, Jahnavi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.5.37). 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: “vārāhaṃ yatra ca kṣetraṃ ye pūtāścakrapāṇinā
  • vārāham -
  • vārāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vārāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣetram -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pūtāś -
  • pūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> pūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 9 verb]
    -> pūtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 9 verb]
    pūy -> pūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pūy class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pūy class 1 verb]
    pūy -> pūtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pūy class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pūy class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pūy class 1 verb]
  • cakrapāṇinā -
  • cakrapāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cakrapāṇī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “dhatte nāma vitasteti vahantī yatra jāhnavī
  • dhatte -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [present middle third single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vitaste -
  • vitasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vitasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vitastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vitasti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vahantī -
  • vahantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vahantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vah class 1 verb]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāhnavī -
  • jāhnavī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jāhnavi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jāhnavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.5.37

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 7.5.37 in Bengali sript:
বারাহং যত্র চ ক্ষেত্রং যে পূতাশ্চক্রপাণিনা ।
ধত্তে নাম বিতস্তেতি বহন্তী যত্র জাহ্নবী ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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