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 7.2.56

अलं विचारेणाद्यैव राजदत्ताम् इहोद्वहे ।
शीलवत्याः स्वसा ह्य् एषा निर्दर्पा नासती भवेत् ॥ ५६ ॥

alaṃ vicāreṇādyaiva rājadattām ihodvahe |
śīlavatyāḥ svasā hy eṣā nirdarpā nāsatī bhavet || 56 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.2.56 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 (7.2.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alam, Ala, Vicara, Adyaiva, Rajadatta, Iha, Udvaha, Shilavati, Esha, Nih, Darpa, Nasat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.2.56). 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: “alaṃ vicāreṇādyaiva rājadattām ihodvahe
  • alam -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vicāreṇā -
  • vicāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • adyaiva -
  • adyaiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rājadattām -
  • rājadattā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iho -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • udvahe -
  • udvaha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    udvaha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    udvahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “śīlavatyāḥ svasā hy eṣā nirdarpā nāsatī bhavet
  • śīlavatyāḥ -
  • śīlavatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • svasā* -
  • Cannot analyse hy*eṣ
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • darpā* -
  • darpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nāsatī -
  • nās -> nāsat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √nās class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nās class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nās class 1 verb]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.2.56

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 7.2.56 in Bengali sript:
অলং বিচারেণাদ্যৈব রাজদত্তাম্ ইহোদ্বহে ।
শীলবত্যাঃ স্বসা হ্য্ এষা নির্দর্পা নাসতী ভবেত্ ॥ ৫৬ ॥

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