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 12.5.137

नीतो ऽपि सूकरः प्राणैः सत्त्वस्थो न व्यमुच्यत ।
तत्र तद्धैर् यपर्यन्तमवेक्षितुम् इव स्थितैः ॥ १३७ ॥

nīto 'pi sūkaraḥ prāṇaiḥ sattvastho na vyamucyata |
tatra taddhair yaparyantamavekṣitum iva sthitaiḥ || 137 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.137 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 (12.5.137). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nita, Api, Sukara, Prana, Sattvastha, Vya, Tatra, Tat, Tad, Aparyanta, Ava, Avi, Iva, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.137). 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: “nīto 'pi sūkaraḥ prāṇaiḥ sattvastho na vyamucyata
  • nīto' -
  • nīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> nīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sūkaraḥ -
  • sūkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāṇaiḥ -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sattvastho* -
  • sattvastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyam -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ucyata -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • Line 2: “tatra taddhair yaparyantamavekṣitum iva sthitaiḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • taddh -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hair -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • aparyantam -
  • aparyanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aparyanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aparyantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ave -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    avi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    avi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • īkṣitum -
  • īkṣ -> īkṣitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √īkṣ]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sthitaiḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.137

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 12.5.137 in Bengali sript:
নীতো ঽপি সূকরঃ প্রাণৈঃ সত্ত্বস্থো ন ব্যমুচ্যত ।
তত্র তদ্ধৈর্ যপর্যন্তমবেক্ষিতুম্ ইব স্থিতৈঃ ॥ ১৩৭ ॥

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