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 1.4.133

व्याडिस् ततो ऽवदद् राजञ् शरीरे क्षणनश्वरे ।
एवंप्रायेष्व् असारेषु धीमान् को नाम मज्जति ॥ १३३ ॥

vyāḍis tato 'vadad rājañ śarīre kṣaṇanaśvare |
evaṃprāyeṣv asāreṣu dhīmān ko nāma majjati || 133 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.4.133 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 (1.4.133). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyadi, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Avadat, Sharira, Kshanana, Shvara, Asara, Dhimat, Kah, Naman, Majjat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.4.133). 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: “vyāḍis tato 'vadad rājañ śarīre kṣaṇanaśvare
  • vyāḍis -
  • vyāḍi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • avadad -
  • avadat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    avadat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • rājañ -
  • śarīre -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kṣaṇana -
  • kṣaṇana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śvare -
  • śvara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śvara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “evaṃprāyeṣv asāreṣu dhīmān ko nāma majjati
  • Cannot analyse evamprāyeṣv*as
  • asāreṣu -
  • asāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    asāra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • dhīmān -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • majjati -
  • majj -> majjat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √majj class 6 verb]
    majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √majj class 6 verb]
    majj (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.4.133

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 1.4.133 in Bengali sript:
ব্যাডিস্ ততো ঽবদদ্ রাজঞ্ শরীরে ক্ষণনশ্বরে ।
এবংপ্রাযেষ্ব্ অসারেষু ধীমান্ কো নাম মজ্জতি ॥ ১৩৩ ॥

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