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 9.5.156

तत्र तीव्रं तपश्चक्रे तमाराधयितुं प्रभुम् ।
तयार्पितबलो नाग्या शरीरान्तःप्रविष्टया ॥ १५५ ॥

tatra tīvraṃ tapaścakre tamārādhayituṃ prabhum |
tayārpitabalo nāgyā śarīrāntaḥpraviṣṭayā || 155 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.5.156 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 (9.5.156). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Tivram, Tivra, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Cakra, Cakri, Tama, Prabhu, Taya, Arpita, Bala, Nagi, Nagya, Shariranta, Pravishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.5.156). 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: “tatra tīvraṃ tapaścakre tamārādhayituṃ prabhum
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tīvram -
  • tīvram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tīvra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tīvra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tīvrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tapaś -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakre -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • tamā -
  • tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • rādhayitum -
  • rādh -> rādhayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √rādh]
  • prabhum -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tayārpitabalo nāgyā śarīrāntaḥpraviṣṭayā
  • tayā -
  • taya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    tay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arpita -
  • arpita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arpita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> arpita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> arpita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    -> arpita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √]
    -> arpita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √]
  • balo* -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāgyā -
  • nāgī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    naj -> nāgyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √naj class 6 verb]
  • śarīrāntaḥ -
  • śarīrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praviṣṭayā -
  • praviṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.5.156

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 9.5.156 in Bengali sript:
তত্র তীব্রং তপশ্চক্রে তমারাধযিতুং প্রভুম্ ।
তযার্পিতবলো নাগ্যা শরীরান্তঃপ্রবিষ্টযা ॥ ১৫৫ ॥

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