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 10.5.168

शिक्षयस्त्यत्यपुरुषासङ्गमीर्ष्यैव हि स्त्रियः ।
तदीर्ष्यामप्रकाश्यैव रक्ष्या नारी सुबुद्धिना ॥ १६८ ॥

śikṣayastyatyapuruṣāsaṅgamīrṣyaiva hi striyaḥ |
tadīrṣyāmaprakāśyaiva rakṣyā nārī subuddhinā || 168 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.168 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 (10.5.168). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sti, Ati, Atya, Apurusha, Asanga, Irshya, Stri, Tad, Tat, Prakashin, Prakashya, Rakshi, Rakshya, Nari, Subuddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.168). 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: “śikṣayastyatyapuruṣāsaṅgamīrṣyaiva hi striyaḥ
  • śikṣaya -
  • śikṣ (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • stya -
  • sti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • atya -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    at -> atya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √at]
  • apuruṣā -
  • apuruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apuruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apuruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asaṅgam -
  • asaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • īrṣyai -
  • īrṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īrṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īrṣ -> īrṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √īrṣ]
    īrṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    īrṣ -> īrṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √īrṣ class 1 verb]
    īrṣ -> īrṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √īrṣ class 1 verb]
    īrṣ -> īrṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √īrṣ class 1 verb]
    īrṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative passive first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • striyaḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tadīrṣyāmaprakāśyaiva rakṣyā nārī subuddhinā
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • īrṣyāma -
  • īrṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • prakāśyai -
  • prakāśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    prakāśin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prakāśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prakāśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prakāśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • rakṣyā* -
  • rakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ], [accusative plural from √rakṣ]
  • nārī -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • subuddhinā -
  • subuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    subuddhi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.168

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 10.5.168 in Bengali sript:
শিক্ষযস্ত্যত্যপুরুষাসঙ্গমীর্ষ্যৈব হি স্ত্রিযঃ ।
তদীর্ষ্যামপ্রকাশ্যৈব রক্ষ্যা নারী সুবুদ্ধিনা ॥ ১৬৮ ॥

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