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 12.4.88

दिष्ट्या दृष्टो ऽब्जशङ्खाङ्कपाणिर्लक्ष्मीविलासभूः ।
सो ऽयं हरिरिवानन्तगुणौघः कमलाकरः ॥ ८८ ॥

diṣṭyā dṛṣṭo 'bjaśaṅkhāṅkapāṇirlakṣmīvilāsabhūḥ |
so 'yaṃ haririvānantaguṇaughaḥ kamalākaraḥ || 88 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.88 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 (12.4.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dishti, Drishta, Abja, Shankha, Anka, Pani, Lakshmivilasa, Bhu, Sah, Aya, Idam, Hari, Iva, Anantaguna, Augha, Kamalakara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.88). 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: “diṣṭyā dṛṣṭo 'bjaśaṅkhāṅkapāṇirlakṣmīvilāsabhūḥ
  • diṣṭyā* -
  • diṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dṛṣṭo' -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • abja -
  • abja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkhā -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅka -
  • aṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pāṇir -
  • pāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lakṣmīvilāsa -
  • lakṣmīvilāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūḥ -
  • bhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • Line 2: “so 'yaṃ haririvānantaguṇaughaḥ kamalākaraḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • harir -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anantaguṇau -
  • anantaguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anantaguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anantaguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aughaḥ -
  • augha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kamalākaraḥ -
  • kamalākara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.88

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 12.4.88 in Bengali sript:
দিষ্ট্যা দৃষ্টো ঽব্জশঙ্খাঙ্কপাণির্লক্ষ্মীবিলাসভূঃ ।
সো ঽযং হরিরিবানন্তগুণৌঘঃ কমলাকরঃ ॥ ৮৮ ॥

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