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 9.6.295

लोभान्मृगयमानाय तं तस्मै ज्यायसे न सः ।
द्वापरग्रस्ततद्भक्तिः पुष्कराख्यो वृषं ददौ ॥ २९४ ॥

lobhānmṛgayamānāya taṃ tasmai jyāyase na saḥ |
dvāparagrastatadbhaktiḥ puṣkarākhyo vṛṣaṃ dadau || 294 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.295 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 (9.6.295). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lobha, Mrigaya, Ana, Anaya, Tad, Jyayas, Jyayasa, Sah, Dvapara, Grasta, Tat, Bhakti, Pushkarakhya, Vrisha, Dad, Dada, Dadi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.295). 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: “lobhānmṛgayamānāya taṃ tasmai jyāyase na saḥ
  • lobhān -
  • lobha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • mṛgayam -
  • mṛgaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛgayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānāya -
  • ānāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āna (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • jyāyase -
  • jyāyas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    jyāyas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    jyāyasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jyāyasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jyāyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dvāparagrastatadbhaktiḥ puṣkarākhyo vṛṣaṃ dadau
  • dvāpara -
  • dvāpara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • grasta -
  • grasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gras -> grasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    gras -> grasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √gras class 1 verb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhaktiḥ -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṣkarākhyo* -
  • puṣkarākhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛṣam -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • dadau -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dadi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dadi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.295

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 9.6.295 in Bengali sript:
লোভান্মৃগযমানায তং তস্মৈ জ্যাযসে ন সঃ ।
দ্বাপরগ্রস্ততদ্ভক্তিঃ পুষ্করাখ্যো বৃষং দদৌ ॥ ২৯৪ ॥

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