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 7.5.205

मातास्य सा गुणवरा निर्दोषा दूषिता मृषा ।
तत्किं चिरेण पश्यामि यावदद्य् ऐव निश्चयम् ॥ २०५ ॥

mātāsya sā guṇavarā nirdoṣā dūṣitā mṛṣā |
tatkiṃ cireṇa paśyāmi yāvadady aiva niścayam || 205 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.5.205 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 (7.5.205). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gunavara, Nirdosha, Dushita, Mrisha, Tat, Tad, Kim, Cirena, Cira, Pashya, Amin, Nishcaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.5.205). 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: “mātāsya guṇavarā nirdoṣā dūṣitā mṛṣā
  • mātāsya -
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • guṇavarā* -
  • guṇavarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nirdoṣā* -
  • nirdoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirdoṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dūṣitā* -
  • dūṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dūṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √duṣ], [vocative plural from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √duṣ], [vocative plural from √duṣ], [accusative plural from √duṣ]
  • mṛṣā -
  • mṛṣā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tatkiṃ cireṇa paśyāmi yāvadady aiva niścayam
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cireṇa -
  • cireṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • paśyā -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse yāvadady*ai
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • niścayam -
  • niścaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.5.205

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 7.5.205 in Bengali sript:
মাতাস্য সা গুণবরা নির্দোষা দূষিতা মৃষা ।
তত্কিং চিরেণ পশ্যামি যাবদদ্য্ ঐব নিশ্চযম্ ॥ ২০৫ ॥

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