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 10.9.116

राजापि बोधिसत्त्वं तं दर्शितं कुस्त्रिया तया ।
आनाययत्साभरणं भृत्यैर् बद्ध्वा गृहात्ततः ॥ ११६ ॥

rājāpi bodhisattvaṃ taṃ darśitaṃ kustriyā tayā |
ānāyayatsābharaṇaṃ bhṛtyair baddhvā gṛhāttataḥ || 116 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.116 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 (10.9.116). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raja, Rajan, Raj, Api, Bodhisattva, Darshita, Kustri, Ana, Anaya, Yat, Yad, Abharana, Bhritya, Baddhva, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.116). 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: “rājāpi bodhisattvaṃ taṃ darśitaṃ kustriyā tayā
  • rājā -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bodhisattvam -
  • bodhisattva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • darśitam -
  • darśita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś], [accusative single from √dṛś]
  • kustri -
  • kustrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “ānāyayatsābharaṇaṃ bhṛtyair baddhvā gṛhāttataḥ
  • ānāya -
  • ānāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āna (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ābharaṇam -
  • ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhṛtyair -
  • bhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • baddhvā* -
  • baddhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gṛhāt -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.116

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 10.9.116 in Bengali sript:
রাজাপি বোধিসত্ত্বং তং দর্শিতং কুস্ত্রিযা তযা ।
আনাযযত্সাভরণং ভৃত্যৈর্ বদ্ধ্বা গৃহাত্ততঃ ॥ ১১৬ ॥

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