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 10.5.329

इति देव सदैव हास्यभावं परिभावं च जनस्य निन्द्यतां च ।
विपदास्पदतां च यान्ति मूढा इह सन्तस्तु भवन्ति पूजनीयाः ॥ ३२८ ॥

iti deva sadaiva hāsyabhāvaṃ paribhāvaṃ ca janasya nindyatāṃ ca |
vipadāspadatāṃ ca yānti mūḍhā iha santastu bhavanti pūjanīyāḥ || 328 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.329 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 (10.5.329). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Deva, Sadaiva, Hasin, Hasya, Abhava, Paribhava, Jana, Nindyata, Vipadaspada, Yantin, Yanti, Mudha, Iha, Sat, Santa, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Pujaniya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.329). 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: “iti deva sadaiva hāsyabhāvaṃ paribhāvaṃ ca janasya nindyatāṃ ca
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sadaiva -
  • sadaiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadaiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hāsya -
  • hāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    hāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    has -> hāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √has]
    has -> hāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √has class 1 verb]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • abhāvam -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • paribhāvam -
  • paribhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • janasya -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • nindyatām -
  • nindyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    nind (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vipadāspadatāṃ ca yānti mūḍhā iha santastu bhavanti pūjanīyāḥ
  • vipadāspada -
  • vipadāspada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipadāspada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mūḍhā* -
  • mūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • santas -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    santa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • pūjanīyāḥ -
  • pūjanīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pūjanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūj -> pūjanīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.329

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 10.5.329 in Bengali sript:
ইতি দেব সদৈব হাস্যভাবং পরিভাবং চ জনস্য নিন্দ্যতাং চ ।
বিপদাস্পদতাং চ যান্তি মূঢা ইহ সন্তস্তু ভবন্তি পূজনীযাঃ ॥ ৩২৮ ॥

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