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 12.6.178

त्वं चेह भाविकल्याणः श्रीदर्शन सुलक्षणः ।
तदाहारं विनात्मानं किमुद्वेगादुपेक्षसे ॥ १७८ ॥

tvaṃ ceha bhāvikalyāṇaḥ śrīdarśana sulakṣaṇaḥ |
tadāhāraṃ vinātmānaṃ kimudvegādupekṣase || 178 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.178 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 (12.6.178). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tva, Yushmad, Bhavika, Shridarshana, Sulakshana, Tada, Ahara, Vina, Mana, Kim, Udvega, Upeksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.178). 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: “tvaṃ ceha bhāvikalyāṇaḥ śrīdarśana sulakṣaṇaḥ
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ceha -
  • cah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • bhāvika -
  • bhāvika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāvika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lyā -
  • li (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • āṇaḥ -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • śrīdarśana -
  • śrīdarśana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sulakṣaṇaḥ -
  • sulakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tadāhāraṃ vinātmānaṃ kimudvegādupekṣase
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āhāram -
  • āhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āhāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vināt -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • udvegād -
  • udvega (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    udvega (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • upekṣa -
  • upekṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • se -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.178

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 12.6.178 in Bengali sript:
ত্বং চেহ ভাবিকল্যাণঃ শ্রীদর্শন সুলক্ষণঃ ।
তদাহারং বিনাত্মানং কিমুদ্বেগাদুপেক্ষসে ॥ ১৭৮ ॥

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