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 9.2.179

यो ऽयाचत समानस्त्वां द्युचरो मदनप्रभः ।
भूत्वा स मानुषो भूभृदन्ते भावी पतिस्तव ॥ १७८ ॥

yo 'yācata samānastvāṃ dyucaro madanaprabhaḥ |
bhūtvā sa mānuṣo bhūbhṛdante bhāvī patistava || 178 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.179 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 (9.2.179). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Samana, Tva, Yushmad, Dyucara, Madanaprabha, Manusha, Bhubhrit, Anta, Anti, Bhavin, Bhavi, Pati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.179). 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: “yo 'yācata samānastvāṃ dyucaro madanaprabhaḥ
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayācata -
  • yāc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • samānas -
  • samāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • dyucaro* -
  • dyucara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • madanaprabhaḥ -
  • madanaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhūtvā sa mānuṣo bhūbhṛdante bhāvī patistava
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mānuṣo* -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūbhṛd -
  • bhūbhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ante -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • bhāvī -
  • bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhāvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • patis -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.179

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 9.2.179 in Bengali sript:
যো ঽযাচত সমানস্ত্বাং দ্যুচরো মদনপ্রভঃ ।
ভূত্বা স মানুষো ভূভৃদন্তে ভাবী পতিস্তব ॥ ১৭৮ ॥

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