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 12.31.30

तादृशे सुकलत्रे च गते कान्यत्र वासना ।
तच् छ्रुत्वा सो ऽपि पुत्रस् तं चण्डसिंहम् अभाषत ॥ ३० ॥

tādṛśe sukalatre ca gate kānyatra vāsanā |
tac chrutvā so 'pi putras taṃ caṇḍasiṃham abhāṣata || 30 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.31.30 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 (12.31.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tadrish, Tadrisha, Sukalatra, Gat, Gata, Gati, Kanya, Kim, Atra, Vasana, Sah, Api, Putra, Candasimha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.31.30). 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: “tādṛśe sukalatre ca gate kānyatra vāsanā
  • tādṛśe -
  • tādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    tādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    tādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sukalatre -
  • sukalatra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gate -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kānya -
  • kam -> kānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kam]
    kan -> kānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kan class 1 verb]
    kan -> kānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kan class 1 verb]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāsanā -
  • vāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tac chrutvā so 'pi putras taṃ caṇḍasiṃham abhāṣata
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvā*so
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • putras -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • caṇḍasiṃham -
  • caṇḍasiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.31.30

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 12.31.30 in Bengali sript:
তাদৃশে সুকলত্রে চ গতে কান্যত্র বাসনা ।
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বা সো ঽপি পুত্রস্ তং চণ্ডসিংহম্ অভাষত ॥ ৩০ ॥

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