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 18.2.34

स जातु हृतसर्वस्वः कितवैद्यूर्तमायया ।
अधिकावर्जितान्यार्थनिमित्तं तैर् अबध्यत ॥ ३४ ॥

sa jātu hṛtasarvasvaḥ kitavaidyūrtamāyayā |
adhikāvarjitānyārthanimittaṃ tair abadhyata || 34 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.34 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 (18.2.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jatu, Hritasarvasva, Kitava, Tama, Adhika, Arjita, Artha, Nimitta, Taira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.34). 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 jātu hṛtasarvasvaḥ kitavaidyūrtamāyayā
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jātu -
  • jātu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jātū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hṛtasarvasvaḥ -
  • hṛtasarvasva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kitavai -
  • kitava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aid -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • yūr -
  • tamāya -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “adhikāvarjitānyārthanimittaṃ tair abadhyata
  • adhikāva -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • arjitānyā -
  • arjita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ṛj], [vocative plural from √ṛj], [accusative plural from √ṛj]
  • ārtha -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nimittam -
  • nimitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • taira -
  • taira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • badhya -
  • bandh -> badhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bandh]
    bandh -> badhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bandh]
    bandh -> badhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bandh]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.34

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 18.2.34 in Bengali sript:
স জাতু হৃতসর্বস্বঃ কিতবৈদ্যূর্তমাযযা ।
অধিকাবর্জিতান্যার্থনিমিত্তং তৈর্ অবধ্যত ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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