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 9.3.79

तदैव राजसदृशः सो ऽभूत्कार्पटिकः कृती ।
कृतज्ञे सत्परीवारे प्रभौ सेवाफला कुतः ॥ ७९ ॥

tadaiva rājasadṛśaḥ so 'bhūtkārpaṭikaḥ kṛtī |
kṛtajñe satparīvāre prabhau sevāphalā kutaḥ || 79 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.3.79 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 (9.3.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Rajasa, Drisha, Drish, Sah, Karpatika, Krit, Kriti, Kritin, Kritajna, Sat, Sad, Parivara, Prabhu, Prabha, Seva, Aphala, Kutah, Kuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.3.79). 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: “tadaiva rājasadṛśaḥ so 'bhūtkārpaṭikaḥ kṛtī
  • tadai -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • rājasa -
  • rājasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛśaḥ -
  • dṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • kārpaṭikaḥ -
  • kārpaṭika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtī -
  • kṛtī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛtajñe satparīvāre prabhau sevāphalā kutaḥ
  • kṛtajñe -
  • kṛtajña (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛtajña (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛtajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sat -
  • sat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • parīvāre -
  • parīvāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • prabhau -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    prabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sevā -
  • seva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sevā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aphalā -
  • aphalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kutaḥ -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.3.79

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 9.3.79 in Bengali sript:
তদৈব রাজসদৃশঃ সো ঽভূত্কার্পটিকঃ কৃতী ।
কৃতজ্ঞে সত্পরীবারে প্রভৌ সেবাফলা কুতঃ ॥ ৭৯ ॥

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