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 6.3.82

श्रुत्वैतच् छान्तचित्तो ऽभूत् तत्कृते स वणिग्वरः ।
व्याजसप्रणयैर् वाक्यैर् जनन्या यो न वञ्च्यते ॥ ८१ ॥

śrutvaitac chāntacitto 'bhūt tatkṛte sa vaṇigvaraḥ |
vyājasapraṇayair vākyair jananyā yo na vañcyate || 81 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.3.82 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 (6.3.82). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Cha, Citta, Tatkrite, Vanij, Vara, Varas, Vyaja, Sapranaya, Vakya, Janani, Yah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.3.82). 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: “śrutvaitac chāntacitto 'bhūt tatkṛte sa vaṇigvaraḥ
  • śrutvai -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • etac -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • chān -
  • cha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • citto' -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • tatkṛte -
  • tatkṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaṇig -
  • vaṇij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vyājasapraṇayair vākyair jananyā yo na vañcyate
  • vyāja -
  • vyāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sapraṇayair -
  • sapraṇaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sapraṇaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vākyair -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √vak class 1 verb]
  • jananyā* -
  • janani (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jananī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vañcyate -
  • vañc (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.3.82

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 6.3.82 in Bengali sript:
শ্রুত্বৈতচ্ ছান্তচিত্তো ঽভূত্ তত্কৃতে স বণিগ্বরঃ ।
ব্যাজসপ্রণযৈর্ বাক্যৈর্ জনন্যা যো ন বঞ্চ্যতে ॥ ৮১ ॥

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