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 10.9.46

स तत्र जन्तून् आपन्नान् पिशाचांश् च समुद्धरन् ।
अपरांश् च जलैर् अन्नैः स्वप्रभावाद् अतर्पयत् ॥ ४६ ॥

sa tatra jantūn āpannān piśācāṃś ca samuddharan |
aparāṃś ca jalair annaiḥ svaprabhāvād atarpayat || 46 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.46 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 (10.9.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Jantu, Apanna, Pishaca, Samud, Harat, Apara, Jala, Anna, Svaprabhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.46). 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: “sa tatra jantūn āpannān piśācāṃś ca samuddharan
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jantūn -
  • jantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āpannān -
  • āpanna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • piśācāṃś -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samuddh -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • haran -
  • hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “aparāṃś ca jalair annaiḥ svaprabhāvād atarpayat
  • aparāṃś -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jalair -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • annaiḥ -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svaprabhāvād -
  • svaprabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    svaprabhāva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • atarpayat -
  • tṛp (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.46

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 10.9.46 in Bengali sript:
স তত্র জন্তূন্ আপন্নান্ পিশাচাংশ্ চ সমুদ্ধরন্ ।
অপরাংশ্ চ জলৈর্ অন্নৈঃ স্বপ্রভাবাদ্ অতর্পযত্ ॥ ৪৬ ॥

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