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 18.2.40
तच् छ्रुत्वा तौ जगदतुः पुरुषाववटस्थितौ ।
आवामस्याः पुरो भद्र श्मशाने ब्रह्मराक्षसौ ॥ ४० ॥
tac chrutvā tau jagadatuḥ puruṣāvavaṭasthitau |
āvāmasyāḥ puro bhadra śmaśāne brahmarākṣasau || 40 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.40 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 (18.2.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Purusha, Avata, Sthita, Sthiti, Purah, Pur, Pura, Bhadra, Shmashana, Brahmarakshasa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.40). 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: “tac chrutvā tau jagadatuḥ puruṣāvavaṭasthitau ”
- tac -
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- Cannot analyse chrutvā*ta
- tau -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- jagadatuḥ -
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√gad (verb class 1)[perfect active third dual]
- puruṣāva -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- avaṭa -
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avaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthitau -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sthiti (noun, feminine)[locative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “āvāmasyāḥ puro bhadra śmaśāne brahmarākṣasau ”
- āvāma -
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√av (verb class 1)[imperfect active first plural]√u (verb class 1)[imperfect active first plural]
- syāḥ -
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si (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- puro* -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhadra -
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bhadra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śmaśāne -
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śmaśāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- brahmarākṣasau -
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brahmarākṣasa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.40
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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Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)
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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Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)
[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.
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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.
Buy now!Preview of verse 18.2.40 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বা তৌ জগদতুঃ পুরুষাববটস্থিতৌ ।
আবামস্যাঃ পুরো ভদ্র শ্মশানে ব্রহ্মরাক্ষসৌ ॥ ৪০ ॥