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 10.4.220

एवं प्रवृत्ते कलहे सो ऽश्मनाताडयच् छिरः ।
दुष्टबुद्धी राजकुलं धर्मबुद्धिं निनाय च ॥ २२० ॥

evaṃ pravṛtte kalahe so 'śmanātāḍayac chiraḥ |
duṣṭabuddhī rājakulaṃ dharmabuddhiṃ nināya ca || 220 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.220 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 (10.4.220). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Pravritta, Pravritti, Kalaha, Sah, Ashman, Chi, Dushtabuddhi, Rajakula, Dharmabuddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.220). 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: “evaṃ pravṛtte kalahe so 'śmanātāḍayac chiraḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pravṛtte -
  • pravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pravṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pravṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pravṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • kalahe -
  • kalaha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kalahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśmanā -
  • aśman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • atāḍayac -
  • taḍ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • chir -
  • chi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “duṣṭabuddhī rājakulaṃ dharmabuddhiṃ nināya ca
  • duṣṭabuddhī -
  • duṣṭabuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    duṣṭabuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rājakulam -
  • rājakula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmabuddhim -
  • dharmabuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    dharmabuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nināya -
  • (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.220

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 10.4.220 in Bengali sript:
এবং প্রবৃত্তে কলহে সো ঽশ্মনাতাডযচ্ ছিরঃ ।
দুষ্টবুদ্ধী রাজকুলং ধর্মবুদ্ধিং নিনায চ ॥ ২২০ ॥

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