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 10.5.273

अयं चाकर्ण्यताम् अर्धपणोपार्जितपण्डितः ।
अभून् नगरवास्येकः पुमान् प्रज्ञाभिमानवान् ॥ २७३ ॥

ayaṃ cākarṇyatām ardhapaṇopārjitapaṇḍitaḥ |
abhūn nagaravāsyekaḥ pumān prajñābhimānavān || 273 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.273 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 (10.5.273). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Ardhapana, Uparjita, Pandita, Nagaravasin, Eka, Pums, Prajna, Abhimanavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.273). 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: “ayaṃ cākarṇyatām ardhapaṇopārjitapaṇḍitaḥ
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akarṇyatā -
  • karṇ (verb class 10)
    [imperfect passive third single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ardhapaṇo -
  • ardhapaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upārjita -
  • upārjita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upārjita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṇḍitaḥ -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
  • Line 2: “abhūn nagaravāsyekaḥ pumān prajñābhimānavān
  • abhūn -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • nagaravāsye -
  • nagaravāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    nagaravāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ekaḥ -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pumān -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajñā -
  • prajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prajña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhimānavān -
  • abhimānavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.273

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 10.5.273 in Bengali sript:
অযং চাকর্ণ্যতাম্ অর্ধপণোপার্জিতপণ্ডিতঃ ।
অভূন্ নগরবাস্যেকঃ পুমান্ প্রজ্ঞাভিমানবান্ ॥ ২৭৩ ॥

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