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 10.10.28

को मृत्युः कुसुमाघातादावृत्तिः का यमालयात् ।
मूढे पाटलिपुत्रस्त्रीवृत्तान्तो ऽनुकृतस्त्वया ॥ २८ ॥

ko mṛtyuḥ kusumāghātādāvṛttiḥ kā yamālayāt |
mūḍhe pāṭaliputrastrīvṛttānto 'nukṛtastvayā || 28 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.28 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 (10.10.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Mrityu, Kusuma, Aghata, Avritti, Yamalaya, Mudha, Pataliputra, Tri, Vrittanta, Anukrita, Tva, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.28). 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: “ko mṛtyuḥ kusumāghātādāvṛttiḥ yamālayāt
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛtyuḥ -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kusumā -
  • kusuma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kusuma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kusumā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aghātād -
  • aghāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āvṛttiḥ -
  • āvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yamālayāt -
  • yamālaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “mūḍhe pāṭaliputrastrīvṛttānto 'nukṛtastvayā
  • mūḍhe -
  • mūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [locative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb]
  • pāṭaliputras -
  • pāṭaliputra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trī -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vṛttānto' -
  • vṛttānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anukṛtas -
  • anukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.28

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 10.10.28 in Bengali sript:
কো মৃত্যুঃ কুসুমাঘাতাদাবৃত্তিঃ কা যমালযাত্ ।
মূঢে পাটলিপুত্রস্ত্রীবৃত্তান্তো ঽনুকৃতস্ত্বযা ॥ ২৮ ॥

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