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 17.6.29

देवेन प्रतिपन्नं चेत् सत्यं पालितम् एव तत् ।
अस्मिन् गृहीते त्व् अस्माकम् आश्वासः सुतरां भवेत् ॥ २९ ॥

devena pratipannaṃ cet satyaṃ pālitam eva tat |
asmin gṛhīte tv asmākam āśvāsaḥ sutarāṃ bhavet || 29 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.29 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 (17.6.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Pratipanna, Satyam, Satya, Palita, Eva, Tat, Tad, Idam, Grihita, Grihiti, Asmaka, Asmad, Ashvasa, Sutaram, Sutara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.29). 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: “devena pratipannaṃ cet satyaṃ pālitam eva tat
  • devena -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pratipannam -
  • pratipanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratipanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratipannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse cet*sa
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pālitam -
  • pālita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pālita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pālitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> pālita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √]
    -> pālita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √]
    -> pālitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √]
    pāl -> pālita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pāl class 10 verb]
    pāl -> pālita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pāl class 10 verb], [accusative single from √pāl class 10 verb]
    -> pālita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √]
    -> pālita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √], [accusative single from √]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “asmin gṛhīte tv asmākam āśvāsaḥ sutarāṃ bhavet
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gṛhīte -
  • gṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gṛhīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gṛhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gṛhīti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [locative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √grah class 9 verb]
  • Cannot analyse tv*as
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • āśvāsaḥ -
  • āśvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sutarām -
  • sutarām (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sutarā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.29

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 17.6.29 in Bengali sript:
দেবেন প্রতিপন্নং চেত্ সত্যং পালিতম্ এব তত্ ।
অস্মিন্ গৃহীতে ত্ব্ অস্মাকম্ আশ্বাসঃ সুতরাং ভবেত্ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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