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 10.4.150

ततः क्लान्तः स भक्ष्यार्थं भ्रमन्सिंहो ऽनवाप्य तत् ।
किं कार्यमित्यपृच्छत्तानुष्ट्रं मुक्त्वानुगान्रहः ॥ १५० ॥

tataḥ klāntaḥ sa bhakṣyārthaṃ bhramansiṃho 'navāpya tat |
kiṃ kāryamityapṛcchattānuṣṭraṃ muktvānugānrahaḥ || 150 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.150 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 (10.4.150). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Klanta, Bhakshin, Bhakshya, Bhakshi, Artha, Bhramat, Simha, Ano, Anu, Anava, Apya, Tat, Kim, Karya, Iti, Itya, Ushtra, Muktva, Anuga, Rahah, Rahas, Raha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.150). 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: “tataḥ klāntaḥ sa bhakṣyārthaṃ bhramansiṃho 'navāpya tat
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • klāntaḥ -
  • klānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhakṣyā -
  • bhakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhakṣi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    bhakṣi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhakṣ]
  • ārtham -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • bhraman -
  • bhramat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • siṃho' -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anavā -
  • ano (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • āpya -
  • āpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √āp]
    āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √āp]
    i -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √i]
    i -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √i]
    āp -> āpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √āp]
    i -> āpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √āp]
    āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √āp]
    i -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i]
    i -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ kāryamityapṛcchattānuṣṭraṃ muktvānugānrahaḥ
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • apṛcchat -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uṣṭram -
  • uṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • muktvā -
  • muktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    muc -> muktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √muc]
    muc -> muktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √muc]
    muj -> muktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √muj]
  • anugān -
  • anuga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rahaḥ -
  • rahaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rahas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.150

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 10.4.150 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ ক্লান্তঃ স ভক্ষ্যার্থং ভ্রমন্সিংহো ঽনবাপ্য তত্ ।
কিং কার্যমিত্যপৃচ্ছত্তানুষ্ট্রং মুক্ত্বানুগান্রহঃ ॥ ১৫০ ॥

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