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 12.6.128

तच् छ्रुत्वापि चखादैकस्तच्छिष्यस्तत्फलं क्षुधा ।
खादित्वैव च संपेदे निश्चेष्टः स्थावराकृतिः ॥ १२८ ॥

tac chrutvāpi cakhādaikastacchiṣyastatphalaṃ kṣudhā |
khāditvaiva ca saṃpede niśceṣṭaḥ sthāvarākṛtiḥ || 128 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.128 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 (12.6.128). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aika, Tat, Tad, Shishya, Tatphala, Kshudh, Kshudha, Sampa, Nishceshta, Sthavarakriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.128). 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: “tac chrutvāpi cakhādaikastacchiṣyastatphalaṃ kṣudhā
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvāpi*ca
  • cakhādai -
  • khād (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    khad (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • aikas -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śiṣyas -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • tatphalam -
  • tatphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tatphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tatphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣudhā -
  • kṣudh (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “khāditvaiva ca saṃpede niśceṣṭaḥ sthāvarākṛtiḥ
  • khāditvai -
  • khād -> khāditvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √khād]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampe -
  • sampa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sampā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ide -
  • niśceṣṭaḥ -
  • niśceṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthāvarākṛtiḥ -
  • sthāvarākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthāvarākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.128

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 12.6.128 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বাপি চখাদৈকস্তচ্ছিষ্যস্তত্ফলং ক্ষুধা ।
খাদিত্বৈব চ সংপেদে নিশ্চেষ্টঃ স্থাবরাকৃতিঃ ॥ ১২৮ ॥

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