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 7.8.161

ततो ऽनुनीताप्य् एतेन नियत्येवाविलङ्घ्यया ।
ईर्ष्यया मोहितात्यर्थमहम् एवम् अचिन्तयम् ॥ १६१ ॥

tato 'nunītāpy etena niyatyevāvilaṅghyayā |
īrṣyayā mohitātyarthamaham evam acintayam || 161 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.8.161 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 (7.8.161). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Etad, Esha, Niyati, Eva, Avilanghya, Irshya, Mohita, Artha, Aha, Asmad, Evam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.8.161). 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: “tato 'nunītāpy etena niyatyevāvilaṅghyayā
  • Cannot analyse tato'nunītāpy*et
  • etena -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • niyatye -
  • niyati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    niyatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avilaṅghyayā -
  • avilaṅghyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “īrṣyayā mohitātyarthamaham evam acintayam
  • īrṣyayā -
  • īrṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    īrṣ -> īrṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √īrṣ class 1 verb]
  • mohitāt -
  • mohita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mohita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √muh]
    muh -> mohita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √muh]
    muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √muh]
    muh -> mohita (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √muh]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • acintayam -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.8.161

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 7.8.161 in Bengali sript:
ততো ঽনুনীতাপ্য্ এতেন নিযত্যেবাবিলঙ্ঘ্যযা ।
ঈর্ষ্যযা মোহিতাত্যর্থমহম্ এবম্ অচিন্তযম্ ॥ ১৬১ ॥

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