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 5.2.163

वरस्यामी गुणाः प्रेक्ष्या न लक्ष्मीः क्षणभङ्गिनी ।
तद् एतस्मै प्रवीराय ददाम्य् एतां सुताम् अहम् ॥ १६३ ॥

varasyāmī guṇāḥ prekṣyā na lakṣmīḥ kṣaṇabhaṅginī |
tad etasmai pravīrāya dadāmy etāṃ sutām aham || 163 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.2.163 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 (5.2.163). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varasya, Guna, Prekshya, Lakshmi, Kshanabhangin, Kshanabhangini, Tad, Tat, Etad, Esha, Pravira, Eta, Sut, Suta, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.2.163). 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: “varasyāmī guṇāḥ prekṣyā na lakṣmīḥ kṣaṇabhaṅginī
  • varasyām -
  • varasyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • guṇāḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prekṣyā* -
  • prekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prekṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣmīḥ -
  • lakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • kṣaṇabhaṅginī -
  • kṣaṇabhaṅginī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṣaṇabhaṅgin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “tad etasmai pravīrāya dadāmy etāṃ sutām aham
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etasmai -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • pravīrāya -
  • pravīra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pravīra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Cannot analyse dadāmy*et
  • etām -
  • etā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sutām -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.2.163

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 5.2.163 in Bengali sript:
বরস্যামী গুণাঃ প্রেক্ষ্যা ন লক্ষ্মীঃ ক্ষণভঙ্গিনী ।
তদ্ এতস্মৈ প্রবীরায দদাম্য্ এতাং সুতাম্ অহম্ ॥ ১৬৩ ॥

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