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 10.9.35

स्वरक्तमांसं दत्त्वापि स्वीकर्तुं शङ्किता न या ।
स्वेनाविलुप्तहस्तेन भर्त्रा मानुषराक्षसी ॥ ३५ ॥

svaraktamāṃsaṃ dattvāpi svīkartuṃ śaṅkitā na yā |
svenāviluptahastena bhartrā mānuṣarākṣasī || 35 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.35 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 (10.9.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svarakta, Dattva, Api, Shankita, Sva, Avilupta, Hasta, Bhartri, Manusharakshasi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.35). 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: “svaraktamāṃsaṃ dattvāpi svīkartuṃ śaṅkitā na
  • svaraktam -
  • svaraktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    svarakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āṃ -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dattvā -
  • dattvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    dad -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dad]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse svīkartum*śa
  • śaṅkitā* -
  • śaṅkita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaṅkitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śaṅk -> śaṅkita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
    śaṅk -> śaṅkitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “svenāviluptahastena bhartrā mānuṣarākṣasī
  • svenā -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • avilupta -
  • avilupta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avilupta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hastena -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhartrā -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mānuṣarākṣasī -
  • mānuṣarākṣasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.35

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 10.9.35 in Bengali sript:
স্বরক্তমাংসং দত্ত্বাপি স্বীকর্তুং শঙ্কিতা ন যা ।
স্বেনাবিলুপ্তহস্তেন ভর্ত্রা মানুষরাক্ষসী ॥ ৩৫ ॥

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