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 10.6.152

व्याजानुवृत्त्या विश्वास्य मण्डूका अहिना यथा ।
वृद्धः कश् चित्सुखं प्राप्तुमशक्तः पुरुषाश्रये ॥ १५२ ॥

vyājānuvṛttyā viśvāsya maṇḍūkā ahinā yathā |
vṛddhaḥ kaś citsukhaṃ prāptumaśaktaḥ puruṣāśraye || 152 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.6.152 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 (10.6.152). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyaja, Anuvritti, Vishvasya, Manduka, Ahinas, Ahina, Yatha, Vriddha, Kah, Citsukha, Pra, Aptu, Ashakta, Purusha, Ashri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.6.152). 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: “vyājānuvṛttyā viśvāsya maṇḍūkā ahinā yathā
  • vyājā -
  • vyāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anuvṛttyā* -
  • anuvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • viśvāsya -
  • viśvāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśvāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maṇḍūkā* -
  • maṇḍūka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ahinā* -
  • ahinas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ahina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “vṛddhaḥ kaś citsukhaṃ prāptumaśaktaḥ puruṣāśraye
  • vṛddhaḥ -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • citsukham -
  • citsukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aptum -
  • aptu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    aptu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • aśaktaḥ -
  • aśakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣā -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśraye -
  • aśri (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śri (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.6.152

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 10.6.152 in Bengali sript:
ব্যাজানুবৃত্ত্যা বিশ্বাস্য মণ্ডূকা অহিনা যথা ।
বৃদ্ধঃ কশ্ চিত্সুখং প্রাপ্তুমশক্তঃ পুরুষাশ্রযে ॥ ১৫২ ॥

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