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 8.2.88

निर्बन्धं तेषु कुर्वत्सु ततो गत्वापि दूरतः ।
उत्तरे हिमवत्पार्श्वे जपन्न् आसीत् स जापकः ॥ ८८ ॥

nirbandhaṃ teṣu kurvatsu tato gatvāpi dūrataḥ |
uttare himavatpārśve japann āsīt sa jāpakaḥ || 88 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.88 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 (8.2.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nirbandha, Tad, Kurvat, Tatah, Tata, Api, Duratah, Duratas, Uttara, Himavat, Parshva, Parshvi, Japat, Japaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.88). 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: “nirbandhaṃ teṣu kurvatsu tato gatvāpi dūrataḥ
  • nirbandham -
  • nirbandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • kurvatsu -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dūrataḥ -
  • dūrataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūratas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “uttare himavatpārśve japann āsīt sa jāpakaḥ
  • uttare -
  • uttara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • himavat -
  • himavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    himavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pārśve -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pārśvi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • japann -
  • jap -> japat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jap class 1 verb]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jāpakaḥ -
  • jāpaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.88

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 8.2.88 in Bengali sript:
নির্বন্ধং তেষু কুর্বত্সু ততো গত্বাপি দূরতঃ ।
উত্তরে হিমবত্পার্শ্বে জপন্ন্ আসীত্ স জাপকঃ ॥ ৮৮ ॥

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