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 9.6.198

तावत्तारापुरे तत्र तद्भार्या तु नृपात्मजा ।
निशाक्षये बन्धुमती सान्तः सुप्ता व्यबुध्यत ॥ १९८ ॥

tāvattārāpure tatra tadbhāryā tu nṛpātmajā |
niśākṣaye bandhumatī sāntaḥ suptā vyabudhyata || 198 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.198 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 (9.6.198). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tavat, Tarapura, Tatra, Tad, Tat, Bharya, Nripatmaja, Nishakshaya, Bandhumat, Bandhumati, Anta, Supta, Vya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.198). 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: “tāvattārāpure tatra tadbhāryā tu nṛpātmajā
  • tāvat -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tārāpure -
  • tārāpura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāryā -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nṛpātmajā -
  • nṛpātmajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “niśākṣaye bandhumatī sāntaḥ suptā vyabudhyata
  • niśākṣaye -
  • niśākṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bandhumatī -
  • bandhumatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bandhumat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • antaḥ -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • suptā* -
  • supta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    suptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    svap -> supta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √svap class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √svap class 2 verb]
    svap -> suptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √svap class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √svap class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √svap class 2 verb]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abudhyata -
  • budh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third single]
    budh (verb class 4)
    [imperfect middle third single], [imperfect passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.198

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 9.6.198 in Bengali sript:
তাবত্তারাপুরে তত্র তদ্ভার্যা তু নৃপাত্মজা ।
নিশাক্ষযে বন্ধুমতী সান্তঃ সুপ্তা ব্যবুধ্যত ॥ ১৯৮ ॥

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