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 9.5.228

इत्य् उक्त्वा प्रणतं सा तं नृपं नागी तिरोदधे ।
नृपो ऽपि स्वप्नम् इव तन्मेने भार्यासुतागमम् ॥ २२७ ॥

ity uktvā praṇataṃ sā taṃ nṛpaṃ nāgī tirodadhe |
nṛpo 'pi svapnam iva tanmene bhāryāsutāgamam || 227 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.5.228 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 (9.5.228). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uktva, Pranata, Tap, Nripa, Nagi, Nagin, Udadhi, Api, Svapna, Iva, Tanman, Ina, Bharya, Tan, Agama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.5.228). 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: “ity uktvā praṇataṃ taṃ nṛpaṃ nāgī tirodadhe
  • Cannot analyse ity*uk
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • praṇatam -
  • praṇata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nṛpam -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nāgī -
  • nāgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tiro -
  • tṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    tṝ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • udadhe -
  • udadhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    udadhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “nṛpo 'pi svapnam iva tanmene bhāryāsutāgamam
  • nṛpo' -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • svapnam -
  • svapna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svapna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svapnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tanme -
  • tanman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ine -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhāryāsu -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [locative plural from √bhṛ]
  • -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agamam -
  • agama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [aorist active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.5.228

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 9.5.228 in Bengali sript:
ইত্য্ উক্ত্বা প্রণতং সা তং নৃপং নাগী তিরোদধে ।
নৃপো ঽপি স্বপ্নম্ ইব তন্মেনে ভার্যাসুতাগমম্ ॥ ২২৭ ॥

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