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 6.7.104

तिर्यञ्चो ऽपि हि रक्षन्ति स्वात्मानम् इति यत् त्वया ।
उक्तो रजा तद् अश्रौषं योगाद् अहम् अलक्षितः ॥ १०४ ॥

tiryañco 'pi hi rakṣanti svātmānam iti yat tvayā |
ukto rajā tad aśrauṣaṃ yogād aham alakṣitaḥ || 104 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.7.104 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 (6.7.104). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tiryanc, Tiryanca, Api, Rakshat, Rakshanti, Svatman, Iti, Yat, Yad, Tva, Yushmad, Ukta, Tad, Tat, Yoga, Aha, Asmad, Alakshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.7.104). 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: “tiryañco 'pi hi rakṣanti svātmānam iti yat tvayā
  • tiryañco' -
  • tiryañc (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tiryañc (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tiryañca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rakṣanti -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ -> rakṣantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • svātmānam -
  • svātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “ukto rajā tad aśrauṣaṃ yogād aham alakṣitaḥ
  • ukto* -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • rajā -
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aśrauṣam -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [aorist active first single]
  • yogād -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • alakṣitaḥ -
  • alakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.7.104

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 6.7.104 in Bengali sript:
তির্যঞ্চো ঽপি হি রক্ষন্তি স্বাত্মানম্ ইতি যত্ ত্বযা ।
উক্তো রজা তদ্ অশ্রৌষং যোগাদ্ অহম্ অলক্ষিতঃ ॥ ১০৪ ॥

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