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 12.9.42

राजाथ भिक्ष्वर्थसमुद्यतस् तं प्राप्तुं स भूयो ऽपि मनो बबन्ध ।
प्राणात्यये ऽपि प्रतिपन्नम् अर्थं तिष्ठन्त्य् अनिर्वाह्य न धीरसत्त्वाः ॥ ४२ ॥

rājātha bhikṣvarthasamudyatas taṃ prāptuṃ sa bhūyo 'pi mano babandha |
prāṇātyaye 'pi pratipannam arthaṃ tiṣṭhanty anirvāhya na dhīrasattvāḥ || 42 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.9.42 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 (12.9.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raja, Han, Bhikshu, Artha, Samudyata, Pra, Aptu, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Api, Mana, Manas, Pranatyaya, Pratipanna, Anirvahya, Dhirasattva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.9.42). 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: “rājātha bhikṣvarthasamudyatas taṃ prāptuṃ sa bhūyo 'pi mano babandha
  • rājāt -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhikṣva -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samudyatas -
  • samudyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aptum -
  • aptu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    aptu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūyo' -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • babandha -
  • bandh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    bandh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    bandh (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “prāṇātyaye 'pi pratipannam arthaṃ tiṣṭhanty anirvāhya na dhīrasattvāḥ
  • prāṇātyaye' -
  • prāṇātyaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pratipannam -
  • pratipanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratipanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratipannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse tiṣṭhanty*an
  • anirvāhya -
  • anirvāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anirvāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhīrasattvāḥ -
  • dhīrasattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhīrasattvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.9.42

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 12.9.42 in Bengali sript:
রাজাথ ভিক্ষ্বর্থসমুদ্যতস্ তং প্রাপ্তুং স ভূযো ঽপি মনো ববন্ধ ।
প্রাণাত্যযে ঽপি প্রতিপন্নম্ অর্থং তিষ্ঠন্ত্য্ অনির্বাহ্য ন ধীরসত্ত্বাঃ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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