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 12.8.92

दत्ताम्बुयवसौ वाहौ गुप्ते ऽवस्थाप्य चात्र सः ।
राजपुत्रे स्थिते वृद्धां मन्त्रिपुत्रो जगाद ताम् ॥ ९१ ॥

dattāmbuyavasau vāhau gupte 'vasthāpya cātra saḥ |
rājaputre sthite vṛddhāṃ mantriputro jagāda tām || 91 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.92 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 (12.8.92). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Datta, Ambu, Yavasa, Vaha, Vahi, Gupte, Gupta, Gupti, Avastha, Apya, Sah, Rajaputra, Sthita, Sthiti, Vriddha, Mantriputra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.92). 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: “dattāmbuyavasau vāhau gupte 'vasthāpya cātra saḥ
  • dattā -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ambu -
  • ambu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ambu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ambu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yavasau -
  • yavasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāhau -
  • vāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • gupte' -
  • gupte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    gupta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gupta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    guptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gupti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gup -> gupta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √gup class 4 verb]
    gup -> gupta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [locative single from √gup class 4 verb]
    gup -> guptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative single from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √gup class 4 verb]
  • avasthā -
  • avastha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avasthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “rājaputre sthite vṛddhāṃ mantriputro jagāda tām
  • rājaputre -
  • rājaputra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rājaputrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sthite -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • vṛddhām -
  • vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • mantriputro* -
  • mantriputra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jagāda -
  • gad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.92

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 12.8.92 in Bengali sript:
দত্তাম্বুযবসৌ বাহৌ গুপ্তে ঽবস্থাপ্য চাত্র সঃ ।
রাজপুত্রে স্থিতে বৃদ্ধাং মন্ত্রিপুত্রো জগাদ তাম্ ॥ ৯১ ॥

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