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 10.4.10

कृतप्रज्ञश् च विपदा देव जातु न बाध्यते ।
तिरश्चाम् अपिहि प्रज्ञा श्रेयसे न पराक्रमः ॥ १० ॥

kṛtaprajñaś ca vipadā deva jātu na bādhyate |
tiraścām apihi prajñā śreyase na parākramaḥ || 10 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.10 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 (10.4.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kritaprajna, Vipada, Deva, Jatu, Tirashca, Api, Prajna, Shreyas, Shreyasa, Parakrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.10). 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: “kṛtaprajñaś ca vipadā deva jātu na bādhyate
  • kṛtaprajñaś -
  • kṛtaprajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vipadā* -
  • vipadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jātu -
  • jātu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jātū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bādhyate -
  • bādh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    bādh (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “tiraścām apihi prajñā śreyase na parākramaḥ
  • tiraścā -
  • tiraścā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tiraśca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prajñā -
  • prajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreyase -
  • śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śreyasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śreyasā (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]
  • parākramaḥ -
  • parākrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.10

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 10.4.10 in Bengali sript:
কৃতপ্রজ্ঞশ্ চ বিপদা দেব জাতু ন বাধ্যতে ।
তিরশ্চাম্ অপিহি প্রজ্ঞা শ্রেযসে ন পরাক্রমঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

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