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 10.9.200

श्रुता द्युगामिनो भौताः श्रूयतामपरो ऽप्य् अयम् ।
कश्चिद्भौतो विसस्मार मार्गं मार्गान्तरं व्रजन् ॥ २०० ॥

śrutā dyugāmino bhautāḥ śrūyatāmaparo 'py ayam |
kaścidbhauto visasmāra mārgaṃ mārgāntaraṃ vrajan || 200 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.200 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 (10.9.200). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shruta, Dyuga, Amin, Amina, Bhauta, Aya, Idam, Kah, Cit, Visa, Smara, Marga, Margantara, Vrajat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.200). 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: “śrutā dyugāmino bhautāḥ śrūyatāmaparo 'py ayam
  • śrutā* -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
  • dyugā -
  • dyuga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amino* -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    amina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhautāḥ -
  • bhauta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Cannot analyse śrūyatāmaparo'py*ay
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kaścidbhauto visasmāra mārgaṃ mārgāntaraṃ vrajan
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhauto* -
  • bhauta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • visa -
  • visa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    visa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smāra -
  • smāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mārgam -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mārgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mārgāntaram -
  • mārgāntara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mārgāntara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vrajan -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.200

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 10.9.200 in Bengali sript:
শ্রুতা দ্যুগামিনো ভৌতাঃ শ্রূযতামপরো ঽপ্য্ অযম্ ।
কশ্চিদ্ভৌতো বিসস্মার মার্গং মার্গান্তরং ব্রজন্ ॥ ২০০ ॥

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