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 10.6.213

कस्यचिन्महिषः कैश्चिद्ग्राम्यैर् ग्रामस्य बाह्यतः ।
नीत्वा वटतलं भिल्लवाटे व्यापाद्य भक्षितः ॥ २१२ ॥

kasyacinmahiṣaḥ kaiścidgrāmyair grāmasya bāhyataḥ |
nītvā vaṭatalaṃ bhillavāṭe vyāpādya bhakṣitaḥ || 212 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.6.213 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 (10.6.213). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Cit, Mahisha, Gramya, Grama, Bahyatah, Bhilla, Vata, Vati, Vyapadya, Bhakshitri, Bhakshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.6.213). 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: “kasyacinmahiṣaḥ kaiścidgrāmyair grāmasya bāhyataḥ
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cin -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahiṣaḥ -
  • mahiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaiś -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • grāmyair -
  • grāmya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    grāmya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • grāmasya -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bāhyataḥ -
  • bāhyataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “nītvā vaṭatalaṃ bhillavāṭe vyāpādya bhakṣitaḥ
  • nītvā -
  • -> nītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • vaṭata -
  • vaṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • lam -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhilla -
  • bhilla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāṭe -
  • vāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • vyāpādya -
  • vyāpādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāpādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhakṣitaḥ -
  • bhakṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √bhakṣ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.6.213

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 10.6.213 in Bengali sript:
কস্যচিন্মহিষঃ কৈশ্চিদ্গ্রাম্যৈর্ গ্রামস্য বাহ্যতঃ ।
নীত্বা বটতলং ভিল্লবাটে ব্যাপাদ্য ভক্ষিতঃ ॥ ২১২ ॥

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