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 8.6.167

त्वया हि नैव विज्ञातं पूर्णं मन्मन्त्रसाधनम् ।
अतो ऽहं ते न सिद्धैव मान्यं क्लेशं वृथा कृथाः ॥ १६७ ॥

tvayā hi naiva vijñātaṃ pūrṇaṃ manmantrasādhanam |
ato 'haṃ te na siddhaiva mānyaṃ kleśaṃ vṛthā kṛthāḥ || 167 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.6.167 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 (8.6.167). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tva, Yushmad, Naiva, Vijnata, Purna, Manman, Trasa, Adhana, Atah, Aha, Asmad, Tad, Siddha, Manya, Klesha, Vritha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.6.167). 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: “tvayā hi naiva vijñātaṃ pūrṇaṃ manmantrasādhanam
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vijñātam -
  • vijñāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vijñāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vijñātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pūrṇam -
  • pūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • manman -
  • manman (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • trasā -
  • trasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhanam -
  • adhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “ato 'haṃ te na siddhaiva mānyaṃ kleśaṃ vṛthā kṛthāḥ
  • ato' -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siddhai -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    siddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    siddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mānyam -
  • mānya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mānya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mānyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    man -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √man]
    man -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √man]
    man -> mānyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √man]
    mān -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mān class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    mān -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mān class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mān class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mān class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man]
    man -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb], [nominative single from √man], [accusative single from √man]
  • kleśam -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vṛthā -
  • vṛthā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vṛthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛthāḥ -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle second single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [injunctive middle second single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle second single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.6.167

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 8.6.167 in Bengali sript:
ত্বযা হি নৈব বিজ্ঞাতং পূর্ণং মন্মন্ত্রসাধনম্ ।
অতো ঽহং তে ন সিদ্ধৈব মান্যং ক্লেশং বৃথা কৃথাঃ ॥ ১৬৭ ॥

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