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 10.6.24

एवं वाग्दोषतो ऽस्माकम् उलूकैः सह वैरिता ।
पूर्वं ह्य् अराजका आसन् कदाचिद् अपि पक्षिणः ॥ २४ ॥

evaṃ vāgdoṣato 'smākam ulūkaiḥ saha vairitā |
pūrvaṃ hy arājakā āsan kadācid api pakṣiṇaḥ || 24 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.6.24 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 (10.6.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Vagdosha, Tas, Asmaka, Asmad, Uluka, Saha, Vairita, Purvam, Purva, Arajaka, Kadacit, Api, Pakshin, Pakshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.6.24). 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: “evaṃ vāgdoṣato 'smākam ulūkaiḥ saha vairitā
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāgdoṣa -
  • vāgdoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to' -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • ulūkaiḥ -
  • ulūka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ulūka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vairitā -
  • vairitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pūrvaṃ hy arājakā āsan kadācid api pakṣiṇaḥ
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse hy*ar
  • arājakā* -
  • arājaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arājakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • āsan -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • kadācid -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pakṣiṇaḥ -
  • pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.6.24

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 10.6.24 in Bengali sript:
এবং বাগ্দোষতো ঽস্মাকম্ উলূকৈঃ সহ বৈরিতা ।
পূর্বং হ্য্ অরাজকা আসন্ কদাচিদ্ অপি পক্ষিণঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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