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 6.4.114

तत्र राजकुले चासीन् नाम्ना जिह्वेति चेटिका ।
यया भ्रात्रा समं तच् च नीतम् अभ्यन्तराद् धनम् ॥ ११४ ॥

tatra rājakule cāsīn nāmnā jihveti ceṭikā |
yayā bhrātrā samaṃ tac ca nītam abhyantarād dhanam || 114 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.4.114 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 (6.4.114). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Rajakula, Asi, Namna, Naman, Jihva, Iti, Cetika, Bhratri, Samam, Sama, Tat, Tad, Nita, Abhyantara, Dhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.4.114). 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: “tatra rājakule cāsīn nāmnā jihveti ceṭikā
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rājakule -
  • rājakula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asīn -
  • asi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jihve -
  • jihva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    jihva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jihvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ceṭikā -
  • ceṭikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yayā bhrātrā samaṃ tac ca nītam abhyantarād dhanam
  • yayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhrātrā -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nītam -
  • nīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> nīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • abhyantarād -
  • abhyantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    abhyantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.4.114

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 6.4.114 in Bengali sript:
তত্র রাজকুলে চাসীন্ নাম্না জিহ্বেতি চেটিকা ।
যযা ভ্রাত্রা সমং তচ্ চ নীতম্ অভ্যন্তরাদ্ ধনম্ ॥ ১১৪ ॥

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