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 12.4.64

एवं म्लानमुखः पुत्र किं स्थितो ऽसीह निर्जने ।
इति दृष्ट्वा च सो ऽपृच्छत्साधुर्मामनुबन्धतः ॥ ६४ ॥

evaṃ mlānamukhaḥ putra kiṃ sthito 'sīha nirjane |
iti dṛṣṭvā ca so 'pṛcchatsādhurmāmanubandhataḥ || 64 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.64 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 (12.4.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Mlana, Ukha, Putra, Kim, Sthita, Asi, Iha, Nirjana, Iti, Sah, Sadhu, Mama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.64). 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: “evaṃ mlānamukhaḥ putra kiṃ sthito 'sīha nirjane
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mlānam -
  • mlāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mlāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mlānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mlā -> mlāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mlā class 1 verb]
    mlā -> mlāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mlā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mlā class 1 verb]
  • ukhaḥ -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sthito' -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • asī -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nirjane -
  • nirjana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nirjana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nirjanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “iti dṛṣṭvā ca so 'pṛcchatsādhurmāmanubandhataḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apṛcchat -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sādhur -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • māma -
  • māma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bandhataḥ -
  • bandh (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.64

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 12.4.64 in Bengali sript:
এবং ম্লানমুখঃ পুত্র কিং স্থিতো ঽসীহ নির্জনে ।
ইতি দৃষ্ট্বা চ সো ঽপৃচ্ছত্সাধুর্মামনুবন্ধতঃ ॥ ৬৪ ॥

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