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 10.6.40

भूयः कर्तासि चेदेवं मत्तः प्राप्स्यसि तत्फलम् ।
एतद्दूताच्छशाच् छ्रुत्वा गजेन्द्रः सो ऽब्रवीद्भयात् ॥ ४० ॥

bhūyaḥ kartāsi cedevaṃ mattaḥ prāpsyasi tatphalam |
etaddūtācchaśāc chrutvā gajendraḥ so 'bravīdbhayāt || 40 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.6.40 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 (10.6.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Cedi, Matta, Pra, Tatphala, Etad, Duta, Gajendra, Sah, Bhayat, Bhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.6.40). 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: “bhūyaḥ kartāsi cedevaṃ mattaḥ prāpsyasi tatphalam
  • bhūyaḥ -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kartāsi -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [periphrastic-future active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active second single]
  • cede -
  • cedi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cad (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • vam -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mattaḥ -
  • matta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mad -> matta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpsyasi -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [future active second single]
  • tatphalam -
  • tatphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tatphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tatphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “etaddūtācchaśāc chrutvā gajendraḥ so 'bravīdbhayāt
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dūtācch -
  • dūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śaśāc -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvā*ga
  • gajendraḥ -
  • gajendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bhayāt -
  • bhayāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.6.40

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 10.6.40 in Bengali sript:
ভূযঃ কর্তাসি চেদেবং মত্তঃ প্রাপ্স্যসি তত্ফলম্ ।
এতদ্দূতাচ্ছশাচ্ ছ্রুত্বা গজেন্দ্রঃ সো ঽব্রবীদ্ভযাত্ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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