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 10.10.120

सो ऽपि तस्मै ददौ राज्ञे दीनारांस्तान्यथोदितान् ।
लोकस्तं च महामन्त्रिपदं प्राप्तममन्यत ॥ १२० ॥

so 'pi tasmai dadau rājñe dīnārāṃstānyathoditān |
lokastaṃ ca mahāmantripadaṃ prāptamamanyata || 120 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.120 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 (10.10.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Api, Tad, Dad, Dada, Dadi, Rajan, Dinara, Tanya, Tani, Atha, Atho, Udita, Loka, Pada, Prapta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.120). 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 'pi tasmai dadau rājñe dīnārāṃstānyathoditān
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • dadau -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dadi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dadi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • rājñe -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • dīnārāṃs -
  • dīnāra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tānya -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
  • atho -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uditān -
  • udita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    vad -> udita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “lokastaṃ ca mahāmantripadaṃ prāptamamanyata
  • lokas -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāmantri -
  • mahāmantrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāptam -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • amanyata -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [imperfect middle third single], [imperfect passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [imperfect passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.120

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 10.10.120 in Bengali sript:
সো ঽপি তস্মৈ দদৌ রাজ্ঞে দীনারাংস্তান্যথোদিতান্ ।
লোকস্তং চ মহামন্ত্রিপদং প্রাপ্তমমন্যত ॥ ১২০ ॥

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