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 10.10.3

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सो ऽब्रवीज्जातु शिष्यान्स्वान्युष्मासु यदि केनचित् ।
अपूर्वमीक्षितं किंचिच्छ्रुतं वा तन्निवेद्यताम् ॥ ३ ॥

so 'bravījjātu śiṣyānsvānyuṣmāsu yadi kenacit |
apūrvamīkṣitaṃ kiṃcicchrutaṃ vā tannivedyatām || 3 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.3 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 (10.10.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shishya, Sva, Svani, Svanin, Svan, Ushma, Ushman, Asu, Yadi, Yad, Kena, Kah, Kim, Cit, Apurva, Ikshita, Kincid, Kincit, Shrut, Shruta, Tat, Tad, Tan, Nivedin, Nivedya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.3). 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: “so 'bravījjātu śiṣyānsvānyuṣmāsu yadi kenacit ”
Cannot analyse so'bravījjātu*śi
śiṣyān -
śiṣya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]

√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
svānyu -
svāni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

svāni (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

svāni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

svānin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

svānin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

svan (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
uṣmā -
uṣma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uṣman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
asu -
asu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

asū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

asū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kena -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
cit -
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]
Line 2: “apūrvamīkṣitaṃ kiṃcicchrutaṃ vā tannivedyatām ”
apūrvam -
apūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

apūrva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

apūrvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
īkṣitam -
īkṣita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

īkṣita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

īkṣitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√īkṣ -> īkṣita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]

√īkṣ -> īkṣita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
kiñcicch -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śrutam -
śruta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śruta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śrutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śrut (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śrut (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
tan -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
nivedya -
nivedin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

nivedin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

nivedya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nivedya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
atā -
√at (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.3

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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Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)

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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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Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)

[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.

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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 10.10.3 in Bengali sript:
সো ঽব্রবীজ্জাতু শিষ্যান্স্বান্যুষ্মাসু যদি কেনচিত্ ।
অপূর্বমীক্ষিতং কিংচিচ্ছ্রুতং বা তন্নিবেদ্যতাম্ ॥ ৩ ॥

Last Updated: 29 April, 2019