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 5.2.218

कनीयःसुतविश्लेषदुःखद्वैगुण्यदायिना ।
तादृशा तत्प्रवासेन पितरौ तत्र दुःखितौ ॥ २१८ ॥

kanīyaḥsutaviśleṣaduḥkhadvaiguṇyadāyinā |
tādṛśā tatpravāsena pitarau tatra duḥkhitau || 218 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.2.218 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 (5.2.218). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kaniyas, Vishlesha, Duhkha, Dvaigunya, Dayin, Dayi, Tadrish, Tadrisha, Tat, Tad, Pravasa, Pitri, Tatra, Duhkhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.2.218). 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: “kanīyaḥsutaviśleṣaduḥkhadvaiguṇyadāyinā
  • kanīyaḥsu -
  • kanīyas (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    kanīyas (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kanīyas (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • viśleṣa -
  • viśleṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duḥkha -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvaiguṇya -
  • dvaiguṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāyinā -
  • dāyin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dāyin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dāyī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tādṛśā tatpravāsena pitarau tatra duḥkhitau
  • tādṛśā -
  • tādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pravāsena -
  • pravāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pitarau -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • duḥkhitau -
  • duḥkhita (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 5.2.218

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 5.2.218 in Bengali sript:
কনীযঃসুতবিশ্লেষদুঃখদ্বৈগুণ্যদাযিনা ।
তাদৃশা তত্প্রবাসেন পিতরৌ তত্র দুঃখিতৌ ॥ ২১৮ ॥

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