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 10.5.30

स्वर्णकारेण विक्रीतं गृहीतं ग्राहकेण च ।
तद् दृष्ट्वापि स तत्तूलम् इच्छञ् शोधयितुं जडः ॥ ३० ॥

svarṇakāreṇa vikrītaṃ gṛhītaṃ grāhakeṇa ca |
tad dṛṣṭvāpi sa tattūlam icchañ śodhayituṃ jaḍaḥ || 30 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.30 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 (10.5.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svarnakara, Vikrita, Grihita, Grahaka, Tad, Tat, Api, Tula, Jada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.30). 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: “svarṇakāreṇa vikrītaṃ gṛhītaṃ grāhakeṇa ca
  • svarṇakāreṇa -
  • svarṇakāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vikrītam -
  • vikrīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vikrīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vikrītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gṛhītam -
  • gṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gṛhīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gṛhītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • grāhakeṇa -
  • grāhaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    grāhaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tad dṛṣṭvāpi sa tattūlam icchañ śodhayituṃ jaḍaḥ
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tūlam -
  • tūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • icchañ -
  • śodhayitum -
  • śudh -> śodhayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śudh]
  • jaḍaḥ -
  • jaḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.30

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 10.5.30 in Bengali sript:
স্বর্ণকারেণ বিক্রীতং গৃহীতং গ্রাহকেণ চ ।
তদ্ দৃষ্ট্বাপি স তত্তূলম্ ইচ্ছঞ্ শোধযিতুং জডঃ ॥ ৩০ ॥

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