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 12.27.21

अचिन्तयच् च पुष्पेषोः पतितः शरगोचरे ।
केयं स्यात् सरसि स्नातुं सावित्री किं स्विद् आगता ॥ २१ ॥

acintayac ca puṣpeṣoḥ patitaḥ śaragocare |
keyaṃ syāt sarasi snātuṃ sāvitrī kiṃ svid āgatā || 21 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.27.21 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 (12.27.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pushpeshu, Patita, Sharagocara, Keya, Syat, Sya, Saras, Sarasi, Savitri, Kim, Agata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.27.21). 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: “acintayac ca puṣpeṣoḥ patitaḥ śaragocare
  • acintayac -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṣpeṣoḥ -
  • puṣpeṣu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • patitaḥ -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pat class 1 verb]
  • śaragocare -
  • śaragocara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “keyaṃ syāt sarasi snātuṃ sāvitrī kiṃ svid āgatā
  • keyam -
  • ki -> keya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ki class 3 verb]
    ki -> keya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ki class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ki class 3 verb]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • sarasi -
  • sarasī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    saras (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • snātum -
  • snā -> snātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √snā]
    snā -> snātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √snā]
    snai -> snātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √snai]
  • sāvitrī -
  • sāvitrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sāvitri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse svid*āg
  • āgatā -
  • āgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.27.21

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 12.27.21 in Bengali sript:
অচিন্তযচ্ চ পুষ্পেষোঃ পতিতঃ শরগোচরে ।
কেযং স্যাত্ সরসি স্নাতুং সাবিত্রী কিং স্বিদ্ আগতা ॥ ২১ ॥

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