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 7.5.72

देहि हेममयं तं नस्तातसंबन्धिनं शरम् ।
अन्यथाद्य शरीराणि त्यक्ष्यामः पुरतस्तव ॥ ७२ ॥

dehi hemamayaṃ taṃ nastātasaṃbandhinaṃ śaram |
anyathādya śarīrāṇi tyakṣyāmaḥ puratastava || 72 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.5.72 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 (7.5.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dehi, Dehin, Hemamaya, Tap, Nasta, Sambandhin, Shara, Anyatha, Adya, Sharira, Puratah, Purat, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.5.72). 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: “dehi hemamayaṃ taṃ nastātasaṃbandhinaṃ śaram
  • dehi -
  • dehī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dehin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dehin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hemamayam -
  • hemamaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hemamaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nastāt -
  • nasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nas -> nasta (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √nas class 1 verb]
    nas -> nasta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √nas class 1 verb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sambandhinam -
  • sambandhin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śaram -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaran (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    śaran (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “anyathādya śarīrāṇi tyakṣyāmaḥ puratastava
  • anyathā -
  • anyathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarīrāṇi -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tyakṣyāmaḥ -
  • tyaj (verb class 1)
    [future active first plural]
  • puratas -
  • purataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur -> purat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur -> purat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.5.72

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 7.5.72 in Bengali sript:
দেহি হেমমযং তং নস্তাতসংবন্ধিনং শরম্ ।
অন্যথাদ্য শরীরাণি ত্যক্ষ্যামঃ পুরতস্তব ॥ ৭২ ॥

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