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 12.6.258

मृते भर्तर्यपुत्रायास्तस्या मे वृत्तये ऽमुना ।
तज्जीवनचतुर्भागो दत्तो राज्ञा दयालुना ॥ २५८ ॥

mṛte bhartaryaputrāyāstasyā me vṛttaye 'munā |
tajjīvanacaturbhāgo datto rājñā dayālunā || 258 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.258 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 (12.6.258). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mrita, Mriti, Bhartri, Aputra, Asmad, Vritti, Adah, Datta, Rajan, Dayalu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.258). 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: “mṛte bhartaryaputrāyāstasyā me vṛttaye 'munā
  • mṛte -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • bhartarya -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • aputrāyās -
  • aputrā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tasyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vṛttaye' -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • amunā -
  • adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tajjīvanacaturbhāgo datto rājñā dayālunā
  • Cannot analyse tajjīvanacaturbhāgo*da
  • datto* -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third dual]
  • rājñā -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dayālunā -
  • dayālu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dayālu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.6.258

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 12.6.258 in Bengali sript:
মৃতে ভর্তর্যপুত্রাযাস্তস্যা মে বৃত্তযে ঽমুনা ।
তজ্জীবনচতুর্ভাগো দত্তো রাজ্ঞা দযালুনা ॥ ২৫৮ ॥

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