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 3.6.176

तच् छ्रुत्वा सत्यम् आशङ्क्य सस्याढ्यं रत्नपूरितम् ।
सस्त्रीकं सोपकरणं ददौ तस्मै पुरं नृपः ॥ १७६ ॥

tac chrutvā satyam āśaṅkya sasyāḍhyaṃ ratnapūritam |
sastrīkaṃ sopakaraṇaṃ dadau tasmai puraṃ nṛpaḥ || 176 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.176 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 (3.6.176). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Satyam, Satya, Ashankya, Sasya, Adhya, Ratna, Purita, Sastrika, Sopakarana, Dad, Dada, Dadi, Tad, Pur, Pura, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.176). 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 satyam āśaṅkya sasyāḍhyaṃ ratnapūritam
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvā*sa
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āśaṅkya -
  • āśaṅkya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśaṅkya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśaṅkya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sasyā -
  • sasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sas -> sasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sas]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • āḍhyam -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āḍhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āḍhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ratna -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūritam -
  • pūrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūritā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pṝ], [accusative single from √pṝ]
  • Line 2: “sastrīkaṃ sopakaraṇaṃ dadau tasmai puraṃ nṛpaḥ
  • sastrīkam -
  • sastrīka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sastrīka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sastrīkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sopakaraṇam -
  • sopakaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sopakaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sopakaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dadau -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dadi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dadi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • puram -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.176

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 3.6.176 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বা সত্যম্ আশঙ্ক্য সস্যাঢ্যং রত্নপূরিতম্ ।
সস্ত্রীকং সোপকরণং দদৌ তস্মৈ পুরং নৃপঃ ॥ ১৭৬ ॥

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