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 16.2.175

स च तैर् याचितो दूतैर् मातङ्गो निजगाद तान् ।
एतन्मे ऽभिमतं किं तु यो भोजयति मद्गृहे ॥ १७५ ॥

sa ca tair yācito dūtair mātaṅgo nijagāda tān |
etanme 'bhimataṃ kiṃ tu yo bhojayati madgṛhe || 175 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.2.175 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 (16.2.175). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yacitri, Yacita, Duta, Matanga, Nija, Etad, Asmad, Abhimata, Kim, Yah, Bhojayat, Grih, Griha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.2.175). 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: “sa ca tair yācito dūtair mātaṅgo nijagāda tān
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tair -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yācito* -
  • yācitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yācita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yāc -> yācita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yāc class 1 verb]
  • dūtair -
  • dūta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mātaṅgo* -
  • mātaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nija -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gād -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “etanme 'bhimataṃ kiṃ tu yo bhojayati madgṛhe
  • etan -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • me' -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • abhimatam -
  • abhimata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhimata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhimatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhojayati -
  • bhuj -> bhojayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √bhuj]
    bhuj (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • mad -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • gṛhe -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.2.175

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 16.2.175 in Bengali sript:
স চ তৈর্ যাচিতো দূতৈর্ মাতঙ্গো নিজগাদ তান্ ।
এতন্মে ঽভিমতং কিং তু যো ভোজযতি মদ্গৃহে ॥ ১৭৫ ॥

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