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 10.8.101

निष्काल्यते तथैवात्र पश्चिमायां पुनर्निशि ।
पानमत्ता च सा नैव निभालयति किंचन ॥ १०१ ॥

niṣkālyate tathaivātra paścimāyāṃ punarniśi |
pānamattā ca sā naiva nibhālayati kiṃcana || 101 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.8.101 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 (10.8.101). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nishka, Tatha, Eva, Pashcima, Punar, Nish, Nishi, Panamatta, Naiva, Nibha, Layat, Kincana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.8.101). 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: “niṣkālyate tathaivātra paścimāyāṃ punarniśi
  • niṣkā -
  • niṣka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alyate -
  • al (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • tathai -
  • 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]
  • evāt -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paścimā -
  • paścima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paścima (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    paścimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayām -
  • e (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • niśi -
  • niśi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    niś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “pānamattā ca naiva nibhālayati kiṃcana
  • pānamattā -
  • pānamattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nibhā -
  • nibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • layati -
  • lay -> layat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √lay class 1 verb]
    lay -> layat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √lay class 1 verb]
    lay (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kiñcana -
  • kiñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kiñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.8.101

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 10.8.101 in Bengali sript:
নিষ্কাল্যতে তথৈবাত্র পশ্চিমাযাং পুনর্নিশি ।
পানমত্তা চ সা নৈব নিভালযতি কিংচন ॥ ১০১ ॥

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