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 9.4.56

पश्येह किंनरीगीतैः कोकिलानां च कूजितैः ।
रुतैर् अलीनां संगीतमृतुराजस्य तन्यते ॥ ५६ ॥

paśyeha kiṃnarīgītaiḥ kokilānāṃ ca kūjitaiḥ |
rutair alīnāṃ saṃgītamṛturājasya tanyate || 56 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.56 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 (9.4.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pashya, Iha, Kimnari, Gita, Kokila, Kujita, Ruta, Ali, Sangita, Rituraja, Tanyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.56). 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: “paśyeha kiṃnarīgītaiḥ kokilānāṃ ca kūjitaiḥ
  • paśye -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kiṃnarī -
  • kiṃnarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • gītaiḥ -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kokilānām -
  • kokila (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kokilā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kūjitaiḥ -
  • kūjita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kūjita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kūj -> kūjita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √kūj class 1 verb]
    kūj -> kūjita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √kūj class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “rutair alīnāṃ saṃgītamṛturājasya tanyate
  • rutair -
  • ruta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ruta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ru class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √ru class 2 verb]
    ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ru class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √ru class 2 verb]
  • alīnām -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • saṅgītam -
  • saṅgīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅgīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṅgītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛturājasya -
  • ṛturāja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • tanyate -
  • tan -> tanyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tanyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    tan (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.56

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 9.4.56 in Bengali sript:
পশ্যেহ কিংনরীগীতৈঃ কোকিলানাং চ কূজিতৈঃ ।
রুতৈর্ অলীনাং সংগীতমৃতুরাজস্য তন্যতে ॥ ৫৬ ॥

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