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 10.7.45

भार्ये हृदि निधायैते रक्ष्यामीर्ष्यावशात्सदा ।
तथाप्येषा न शकिता पापैका रक्षितुं मया ॥ ४५ ॥

bhārye hṛdi nidhāyaite rakṣyāmīrṣyāvaśātsadā |
tathāpyeṣā na śakitā pāpaikā rakṣituṃ mayā || 45 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.7.45 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 (10.7.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bharya, Hrid, Nidhaya, Nidha, Rakshi, Rakshya, Irshyavasha, Sada, Sad, Tatha, Apya, Isha, Shakita, Papa, Aika, Maya, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.7.45). 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: “bhārye hṛdi nidhāyaite rakṣyāmīrṣyāvaśātsadā
  • bhārye -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhārya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bhṛ], [vocative dual from √bhṛ], [accusative dual from √bhṛ], [locative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √bhṛ], [vocative single from √bhṛ], [vocative dual from √bhṛ], [accusative dual from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • hṛdi -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nidhāyai -
  • nidhāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nidhā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • aite -
  • rakṣyām -
  • rakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    rakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    rakṣ -> rakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
  • īrṣyāvaśāt -
  • īrṣyāvaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    īrṣyāvaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tathāpyeṣā na śakitā pāpaikā rakṣituṃ mayā
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apye -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṣā* -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakitā -
  • śakitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śak -> śakitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • pāpai -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikā* -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rakṣitum -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √rakṣ]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.7.45

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 10.7.45 in Bengali sript:
ভার্যে হৃদি নিধাযৈতে রক্ষ্যামীর্ষ্যাবশাত্সদা ।
তথাপ্যেষা ন শকিতা পাপৈকা রক্ষিতুং মযা ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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