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 7.9.10

प्रविश्य तत्र विपणीमार्गेण स ददर्श च ।
काष्ठयन्त्रमयं सर्वं चेष्टमानं सजीववत् ॥ १० ॥

praviśya tatra vipaṇīmārgeṇa sa dadarśa ca |
kāṣṭhayantramayaṃ sarvaṃ ceṣṭamānaṃ sajīvavat || 10 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.9.10 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 (7.9.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pravishya, Tatra, Vipani, Vipanin, Marga, Kashthayantra, Aya, Idam, Sarvam, Sarva, Ceshta, Ana, Jivavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.9.10). 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: “praviśya tatra vipaṇīmārgeṇa sa dadarśa ca
  • praviśya -
  • praviśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praviśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vipaṇī -
  • vipaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vipaṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mārgeṇa -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kāṣṭhayantramayaṃ sarvaṃ ceṣṭamānaṃ sajīvavat
  • kāṣṭhayantram -
  • kāṣṭhayantra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāṣṭhayantra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ceṣṭam -
  • ceṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ceṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ceṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānam -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jīvavat -
  • jīvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jīvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.9.10

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 7.9.10 in Bengali sript:
প্রবিশ্য তত্র বিপণীমার্গেণ স দদর্শ চ ।
কাষ্ঠযন্ত্রমযং সর্বং চেষ্টমানং সজীববত্ ॥ ১০ ॥

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