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 9.2.177

सर्वस्यैव हि पापिष्ठसंपर्कः पापभागदः ।
समपापः पुनः स्त्रीणां भर्त्रा पापेन संगमः ॥ १७६ ॥

sarvasyaiva hi pāpiṣṭhasaṃparkaḥ pāpabhāgadaḥ |
samapāpaḥ punaḥ strīṇāṃ bhartrā pāpena saṃgamaḥ || 176 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.177 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 (9.2.177). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarva, Papishtha, Samparka, Papabhaj, Ada, Adah, Sama, Papa, Puna, Stri, Bhartri, Sangama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.177). 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: “sarvasyaiva hi pāpiṣṭhasaṃparkaḥ pāpabhāgadaḥ
  • sarvasyai -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pāpiṣṭha -
  • pāpiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samparkaḥ -
  • samparka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāpabhāg -
  • pāpabhāj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pāpabhāj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • adaḥ -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṝ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “samapāpaḥ punaḥ strīṇāṃ bhartrā pāpena saṃgamaḥ
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pāpaḥ -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • strīṇām -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhartrā -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pāpena -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṅgamaḥ -
  • saṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.177

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 9.2.177 in Bengali sript:
সর্বস্যৈব হি পাপিষ্ঠসংপর্কঃ পাপভাগদঃ ।
সমপাপঃ পুনঃ স্ত্রীণাং ভর্ত্রা পাপেন সংগমঃ ॥ ১৭৬ ॥

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