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 9.2.317

दिनैश् च तद्व्ययैः सो ऽभूद्वणिगल्पीभवद्धनः ।
म्लायति श्रीः कुलस्त्रीव गृहे बन्धक्यधिष्ठिते ॥ ३१६ ॥

dinaiś ca tadvyayaiḥ so 'bhūdvaṇigalpībhavaddhanaḥ |
mlāyati śrīḥ kulastrīva gṛhe bandhakyadhiṣṭhite || 316 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.317 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 (9.2.317). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dina, Tad, Tat, Vyaya, Mlayat, Shri, Kulastri, Iva, Grih, Griha, Bandhaki, Adhishthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.317). 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: “dinaiś ca tadvyayaiḥ so 'bhūdvaṇigalpībhavaddhanaḥ
  • dinaiś -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vyayaiḥ -
  • vyaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vyaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Cannot analyse so'bhūdvaṇigalpībhavaddhanaḥ
  • Line 2: “mlāyati śrīḥ kulastrīva gṛhe bandhakyadhiṣṭhite
  • mlāyati -
  • mlāyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mlāyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śrīḥ -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • kulastrī -
  • kulastrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gṛhe -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bandhakya -
  • bandhakī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • adhiṣṭhite -
  • adhiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adhiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    adhiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.317

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 9.2.317 in Bengali sript:
দিনৈশ্ চ তদ্ব্যযৈঃ সো ঽভূদ্বণিগল্পীভবদ্ধনঃ ।
ম্লাযতি শ্রীঃ কুলস্ত্রীব গৃহে বন্ধক্যধিষ্ঠিতে ॥ ৩১৬ ॥

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