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 12.4.144

रचितालीकरक्षा च निर्गताहं ततः क्षणात् ।
प्रातरेत्यापनेष्यामि दोषमस्येतिवादिनी ॥ १४४ ॥

racitālīkarakṣā ca nirgatāhaṃ tataḥ kṣaṇāt |
prātaretyāpaneṣyāmi doṣamasyetivādinī || 144 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.144 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 (12.4.144). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Racita, Alika, Raksha, Nirgata, Aha, Asmad, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kshanat, Kshana, Pratara, Iti, Itya, Apana, Dosha, Iva, Adi, Adin, Adini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.144). 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: “racitālīkarakṣā ca nirgatāhaṃ tataḥ kṣaṇāt
  • racitā -
  • racita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    racita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    racitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rac -> racita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rac class 10 verb]
    rac -> racita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rac class 10 verb]
    rac -> racitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rac class 10 verb]
  • alīka -
  • alīka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alīka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣā -
  • rakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirgatā -
  • nirgata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirgata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kṣaṇāt -
  • kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “prātaretyāpaneṣyāmi doṣamasyetivādinī
  • prātare -
  • prātara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • ityā -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • āpane -
  • āpana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iṣyāmi -
  • iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active first single]
  • doṣam -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    doṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asyet -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ādinī -
  • ādinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.144

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 12.4.144 in Bengali sript:
রচিতালীকরক্ষা চ নির্গতাহং ততঃ ক্ষণাত্ ।
প্রাতরেত্যাপনেষ্যামি দোষমস্যেতিবাদিনী ॥ ১৪৪ ॥

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