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 10.1.58

तदर्पयामि कुट्टन्याः कस्याश्चिदमुमात्मजम् ।
वेश्याव्याजोपशिक्षार्थं येन ताभिर् न वञ्च्यते ॥ ५८ ॥

tadarpayāmi kuṭṭanyāḥ kasyāścidamumātmajam |
veśyāvyājopaśikṣārthaṃ yena tābhir na vañcyate || 58 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.1.58 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 (10.1.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Kuttani, Cit, Adah, Atmaja, Veshi, Veshya, Avyaja, Upashiksha, Artha, Yena, Yah, Yat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.1.58). 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: “tadarpayāmi kuṭṭanyāḥ kasyāścidamumātmajam
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • arpayāmi -
  • (verb class 0)
    [present active first single]
  • kuṭṭanyāḥ -
  • kuṭṭanī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kasyāś -
  • (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • amum -
  • adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātmajam -
  • ātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ātmaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ātmajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “veśyāvyājopaśikṣārthaṃ yena tābhir na vañcyate
  • veśyā -
  • veśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    veśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √viś]
    veśi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    veśī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    veśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
  • avyājo -
  • avyāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avyāja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avyājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upaśikṣā -
  • upaśikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tābhir -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vañcyate -
  • vañc (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.1.58

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 10.1.58 in Bengali sript:
তদর্পযামি কুট্টন্যাঃ কস্যাশ্চিদমুমাত্মজম্ ।
বেশ্যাব্যাজোপশিক্ষার্থং যেন তাভির্ ন বঞ্চ্যতে ॥ ৫৮ ॥

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