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 10.6.62

छागं क्रीतं गृहीत्वांसे ग्रामात् कोऽपि व्रजन्द्विजः ।
बहुभिर् ददृशे मार्गे धूर्तैश्छागं जिहीर्षुभिः ॥ ६२ ॥

chāgaṃ krītaṃ gṛhītvāṃse grāmāt ko'pi vrajandvijaḥ |
bahubhir dadṛśe mārge dhūrtaiśchāgaṃ jihīrṣubhiḥ || 62 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.6.62 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 (10.6.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Chaga, Krita, Grihitva, Amsa, Grama, Kah, Api, Vrajat, Dvija, Bahu, Marga, Dhurta, Jihirshu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.6.62). 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: “chāgaṃ krītaṃ gṛhītvāṃse grāmāt ko'pi vrajandvijaḥ
  • chāgam -
  • chāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • krītam -
  • krīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    krīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    krītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    krī -> krīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √krī class 9 verb]
    krī -> krīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √krī class 9 verb], [accusative single from √krī class 9 verb]
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • aṃse -
  • aṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • grāmāt -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vrajan -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
  • dvijaḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bahubhir dadṛśe mārge dhūrtaiśchāgaṃ jihīrṣubhiḥ
  • bahubhir -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dadṛśe -
  • mārge -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mārgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhūrtaiś -
  • dhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhūrta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • chāgam -
  • chāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jihīrṣubhiḥ -
  • jihīrṣu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jihīrṣu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    jihīrṣu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.6.62

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 10.6.62 in Bengali sript:
ছাগং ক্রীতং গৃহীত্বাংসে গ্রামাত্ কোঽপি ব্রজন্দ্বিজঃ ।
বহুভির্ দদৃশে মার্গে ধূর্তৈশ্ছাগং জিহীর্ষুভিঃ ॥ ৬২ ॥

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