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 12.31.66

एतैः क्लिष्टः सुखार्हस् त्वं न विकल्पश् च कोऽपि ते ।
तद् आश्चर्येण धैर्येण तुष्टो ऽहम् अमुना तव ॥ ६६ ॥

etaiḥ kliṣṭaḥ sukhārhas tvaṃ na vikalpaś ca ko'pi te |
tad āścaryeṇa dhairyeṇa tuṣṭo 'ham amunā tava || 66 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.31.66 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 (12.31.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Etad, Esha, Klishta, Sukharha, Tva, Yushmad, Vikalpa, Kah, Api, Tad, Tat, Ashcarya, Dhairya, Tushta, Aha, Asmad, Adah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.31.66). 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: “etaiḥ kliṣṭaḥ sukhārhas tvaṃ na vikalpaś ca ko'pi te
  • etaiḥ -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kliṣṭaḥ -
  • kliṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kliś -> kliṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kliś class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kliś class 9 verb]
  • sukhārhas -
  • sukhārha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikalpaś -
  • vikalpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative 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]
  • Line 2: “tad āścaryeṇa dhairyeṇa tuṣṭo 'ham amunā tava
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āścaryeṇa -
  • āścarya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    āścarya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhairyeṇa -
  • dhairya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tuṣṭo' -
  • tuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tuṣ -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tus -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tus class 1 verb]
    tuś -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tuś class 1 verb]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • amunā -
  • adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.31.66

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 12.31.66 in Bengali sript:
এতৈঃ ক্লিষ্টঃ সুখার্হস্ ত্বং ন বিকল্পশ্ চ কোঽপি তে ।
তদ্ আশ্চর্যেণ ধৈর্যেণ তুষ্টো ঽহম্ অমুনা তব ॥ ৬৬ ॥

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