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 13.1.18

कलिना न प्रविष्टा सा न स्पृष्टा पापकर्मभिः ।
न दृष्टा परराष्ट्रेण धात्रा सृष्टेव तादृशी ॥ १८ ॥

kalinā na praviṣṭā sā na spṛṣṭā pāpakarmabhiḥ |
na dṛṣṭā pararāṣṭreṇa dhātrā sṛṣṭeva tādṛśī || 18 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 13.1.18 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 (13.1.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kali, Pravishta, Sprishta, Papakarman, Drishta, Pararashtra, Dhatri, Srishta, Srishti, Iva, Tadrish, Tadrishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 13.1.18). 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: “kalinā na praviṣṭā na spṛṣṭā pāpakarmabhiḥ
  • kalinā -
  • kali (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kalī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praviṣṭā -
  • praviṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • spṛṣṭā -
  • spṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    spṛś -> spṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
  • pāpakarmabhiḥ -
  • pāpakarman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pāpakarman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “na dṛṣṭā pararāṣṭreṇa dhātrā sṛṣṭeva tādṛśī
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭā -
  • dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • pararāṣṭreṇa -
  • pararāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhātrā -
  • dhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sṛṣṭe -
  • sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [locative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sṛj class 6 verb], [locative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tādṛśī -
  • tādṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 13.1.18

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 13.1.18 in Bengali sript:
কলিনা ন প্রবিষ্টা সা ন স্পৃষ্টা পাপকর্মভিঃ ।
ন দৃষ্টা পররাষ্ট্রেণ ধাত্রা সৃষ্টেব তাদৃশী ॥ ১৮ ॥

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