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 12.7.90

तदात्मानं च धर्मं च यशश् च यदि रक्षसि ।
आयतिं यदि जानासि यद्यस्मान्मन्यसे हितान् ॥ ९० ॥

tadātmānaṃ ca dharmaṃ ca yaśaś ca yadi rakṣasi |
āyatiṃ yadi jānāsi yadyasmānmanyase hitān || 90 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.7.90 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 (12.7.90). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Mana, Dharma, Yasha, Yashas, Yadi, Yad, Rakshas, Rakshasi, Ayati, Asmad, Idam, Asma, Hita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.7.90). 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: “tadātmānaṃ ca dharmaṃ ca yaśaś ca yadi rakṣasi
  • tadāt -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tada (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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaśaś -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • rakṣasi -
  • rakṣasī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rakṣasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    rakṣasī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • Line 2: “āyatiṃ yadi jānāsi yadyasmānmanyase hitān
  • āyatim -
  • āyati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jānāsi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active second single]
  • yadya -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • asmān -
  • asma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    asma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • manyase -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle second single], [present passive second single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive second single]
  • hitān -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √hi class 5 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.7.90

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 12.7.90 in Bengali sript:
তদাত্মানং চ ধর্মং চ যশশ্ চ যদি রক্ষসি ।
আযতিং যদি জানাসি যদ্যস্মান্মন্যসে হিতান্ ॥ ৯০ ॥

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