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 12.31.16

तान् विलोक्य सुताभार्ये राजा धर्मो जगाद सः ।
पुरा स्पृशन्ति वां म्लेच्छास् तद् इतो विशतं वनम् ॥ १६ ॥

tān vilokya sutābhārye rājā dharmo jagāda saḥ |
purā spṛśanti vāṃ mlecchās tad ito viśataṃ vanam || 16 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.31.16 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 (12.31.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vilokya, Sut, Suta, Raja, Dharma, Sah, Pura, Pur, Sprishat, Sprishanti, Yushmad, Mleccha, Tad, Tat, Itah, Ita, Vishata, Vana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.31.16). 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: “tān vilokya sutābhārye rājā dharmo jagāda saḥ
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vilokya -
  • vilokya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vilokya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sutā -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sut (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • abhārye -
  • bhṛ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect passive first single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jagāda -
  • gad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “purā spṛśanti vāṃ mlecchās tad ito viśataṃ vanam
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • spṛśanti -
  • spṛśantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    spṛśantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    spṛśantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś -> spṛśantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • vām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • mlecchās -
  • mleccha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ito* -
  • itaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • viśatam -
  • viśata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.31.16

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 12.31.16 in Bengali sript:
তান্ বিলোক্য সুতাভার্যে রাজা ধর্মো জগাদ সঃ ।
পুরা স্পৃশন্তি বাং ম্লেচ্ছাস্ তদ্ ইতো বিশতং বনম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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