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 10.4.82

अस्त्येकान्ते सरः स्वच्छमज्ञातमिह धीवरैः ।
एते तत्र निवासार्थं नीत्वैकैकं क्षिपामि वः ॥ ८२ ॥

astyekānte saraḥ svacchamajñātamiha dhīvaraiḥ |
ete tatra nivāsārthaṃ nītvaikaikaṃ kṣipāmi vaḥ || 82 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.82 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 (10.4.82). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asti, Astya, Ekanta, Sara, Saras, Svaccha, Ajnatam, Ajnata, Iha, Dhivara, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Tatra, Nivasa, Artha, Ekaika, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.82). 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: “astyekānte saraḥ svacchamajñātamiha dhīvaraiḥ
  • astye -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single], [dative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    astya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • ekānte -
  • ekānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ekānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ekāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saraḥ -
  • saras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svaccham -
  • svaccha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svaccha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svacchā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ajñātam -
  • ajñātam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ajñāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ajñāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ajñātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second dual]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [aorist active second dual]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhīvaraiḥ -
  • dhīvara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhīvara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “ete tatra nivāsārthaṃ nītvaikaikaṃ kṣipāmi vaḥ
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nivāsā -
  • nivāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nītvai -
  • -> nītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • ekaikam -
  • ekaika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekaika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ekaikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣipāmi -
  • kṣip (verb class 6)
    [present active first single]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.82

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 10.4.82 in Bengali sript:
অস্ত্যেকান্তে সরঃ স্বচ্ছমজ্ঞাতমিহ ধীবরৈঃ ।
এতে তত্র নিবাসার্থং নীত্বৈকৈকং ক্ষিপামি বঃ ॥ ৮২ ॥

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