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 10.5.308

श्रुत्वैतत्कीर्तिसोमो ऽसौ भ्रातृस्नेहान्वितो ऽपि सन् ।
नैच्छद्दातुं किम् अप्य् अस्मै कष्टा कुस्त्रीषु वश्यता ॥ ३०७ ॥

śrutvaitatkīrtisomo 'sau bhrātṛsnehānvito 'pi san |
naicchaddātuṃ kim apy asmai kaṣṭā kustrīṣu vaśyatā || 307 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.308 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 (10.5.308). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Kirtisoma, Asi, Asu, Adah, Snehanvita, Api, Sat, Nri, Datu, Kim, Idam, Kashta, Kustri, Vashyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.308). 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: “śrutvaitatkīrtisomo 'sau bhrātṛsnehānvito 'pi san
  • śrutvai -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kīrtisomo' -
  • kīrtisoma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhrātṛ -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • snehānvito' -
  • snehānvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • san -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “naicchaddātuṃ kim apy asmai kaṣṭā kustrīṣu vaśyatā
  • nai -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aicchad -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • dātum -
  • -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    dai -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dai]
    de -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √de]
    dātu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    dātu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse apy*as
  • asmai -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • kaṣṭā -
  • kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • kustrīṣu -
  • kustrī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • vaśyatā -
  • vaśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.308

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 10.5.308 in Bengali sript:
শ্রুত্বৈতত্কীর্তিসোমো ঽসৌ ভ্রাতৃস্নেহান্বিতো ঽপি সন্ ।
নৈচ্ছদ্দাতুং কিম্ অপ্য্ অস্মৈ কষ্টা কুস্ত্রীষু বশ্যতা ॥ ৩০৭ ॥

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