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 12.10.39

धावित्वा चापतत् तस्य सा पापस्यापि पादयोः ।
दुष्टे ऽपि पत्यौ साध्वीनां नान्यथावृत्तिमानसम् ॥ ३९ ॥

dhāvitvā cāpatat tasya sā pāpasyāpi pādayoḥ |
duṣṭe 'pi patyau sādhvīnāṃ nānyathāvṛttimānasam || 39 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.10.39 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 (12.10.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Capa, Tat, Tad, Papa, Api, Pada, Dushta, Dushti, Pati, Sadhvi, Atha, Vrittimat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.10.39). 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: “dhāvitvā cāpatat tasya pāpasyāpi pādayoḥ
  • dhāvitvā -
  • dhāv -> dhāvitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhāv]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāpasyā -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pādayoḥ -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • Line 2: “duṣṭe 'pi patyau sādhvīnāṃ nānyathāvṛttimānasam
  • duṣṭe' -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    duṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    duṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    duṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • patyau -
  • pati (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    patī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sādhvīnām -
  • sādhvī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nānya -
  • na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vṛttimān -
  • vṛttimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.10.39

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 12.10.39 in Bengali sript:
ধাবিত্বা চাপতত্ তস্য সা পাপস্যাপি পাদযোঃ ।
দুষ্টে ঽপি পত্যৌ সাধ্বীনাং নান্যথাবৃত্তিমানসম্ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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