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 10.7.80

यद्येवं तदहं विद्याः स्वप्रभावाद्ददामि वाम् ।
कृतविद्यौ गृहं यातं विदेशभ्रमणेन किम् ॥ ८० ॥

yadyevaṃ tadahaṃ vidyāḥ svaprabhāvāddadāmi vām |
kṛtavidyau gṛhaṃ yātaṃ videśabhramaṇena kim || 80 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.7.80 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 (10.7.80). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadi, Yad, Evam, Eva, Tada, Ham, Vidya, Svaprabhava, Yushmad, Kritavidya, Grih, Yata, Videsha, Bhramana, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.7.80). 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: “yadyevaṃ tadahaṃ vidyāḥ svaprabhāvāddadāmi vām
  • yadye -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ham -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • vidyāḥ -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • svaprabhāvād -
  • svaprabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    svaprabhāva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dadāmi -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active first single]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • vām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • Line 2: “kṛtavidyau gṛhaṃ yātaṃ videśabhramaṇena kim
  • kṛtavidyau -
  • kṛtavidya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yātam -
  • yāt (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    yāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> yāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • videśa -
  • videśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhramaṇena -
  • bhramaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.7.80

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 10.7.80 in Bengali sript:
যদ্যেবং তদহং বিদ্যাঃ স্বপ্রভাবাদ্দদামি বাম্ ।
কৃতবিদ্যৌ গৃহং যাতং বিদেশভ্রমণেন কিম্ ॥ ৮০ ॥

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