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 9.6.328

तत्र सा राजसुतया दुराद्दृष्ट्वैव हर्म्यतः ।
सौन्दर्यप्रीतयानाय्य स्वमात्रे प्राभृतीकृता ॥ ३२७ ॥

tatra sā rājasutayā durāddṛṣṭvaiva harmyataḥ |
saundaryaprītayānāyya svamātre prābhṛtīkṛtā || 327 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.328 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 (9.6.328). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Rajasuta, Dura, Harmya, Tas, Saundarya, Prita, Anayya, Sva, Atra, Pra, Bhrit, Bhriti, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.328). 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: “tatra rājasutayā durāddṛṣṭvaiva harmyataḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rājasutayā -
  • rājasutā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • durād -
  • dura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dṛṣṭvai -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • harmya -
  • harmya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    harmya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “saundaryaprītayānāyya svamātre prābhṛtīkṛtā
  • saundarya -
  • saundarya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prītayā -
  • prītā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    pre -> prītā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prītā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √prī class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √prī class 9 verb]
  • ānāyya -
  • ānāyya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ānāyya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ātre -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • prā -
  • prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhṛtī -
  • bhṛtī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtā -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.328

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 9.6.328 in Bengali sript:
তত্র সা রাজসুতযা দুরাদ্দৃষ্ট্বৈব হর্ম্যতঃ ।
সৌন্দর্যপ্রীতযানায্য স্বমাত্রে প্রাভৃতীকৃতা ॥ ৩২৭ ॥

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