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 12.17.63

तद् ब्रूहि चौरवणिजाम् एषां मध्यान् नरेन्द्र कस् त्यागी ।
जानन् यदि न वदिष्यसि विदलिष्यति ते शिरः शतधा ॥ ६३ ॥

tad brūhi cauravaṇijām eṣāṃ madhyān narendra kas tyāgī |
jānan yadi na vadiṣyasi vidaliṣyati te śiraḥ śatadhā || 63 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.17.63 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 (12.17.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Caura, Vanij, Vanija, Idam, Madhyat, Madhya, Narendra, Kah, Tyagin, Tyagi, Janat, Yadi, Yad, Vid, Vidh, Yushmad, Shira, Shiras, Shatadha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.17.63). 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: “tad brūhi cauravaṇijām eṣāṃ madhyān narendra kas tyāgī
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • caura -
  • caura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaṇijām -
  • vaṇij (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vaṇijā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • madhyān -
  • madhyāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • narendra -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kas -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tyāgī -
  • tyāgī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tyāgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tyāgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jānan yadi na vadiṣyasi vidaliṣyati te śiraḥ śatadhā
  • jānan -
  • jānat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadiṣyasi -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [future active second single]
  • vid -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aliṣyati -
  • al (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śatadhā -
  • śatadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.17.63

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 12.17.63 in Bengali sript:
তদ্ ব্রূহি চৌরবণিজাম্ এষাং মধ্যান্ নরেন্দ্র কস্ ত্যাগী ।
জানন্ যদি ন বদিষ্যসি বিদলিষ্যতি তে শিরঃ শতধা ॥ ৬৩ ॥

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