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 18.2.42

न च मोचयितुं कश् चित्ते शक्नोति स्म कन्यके ।
मान्त्रिको दीप्तमन्त्रो ऽपि पृथ्व्यामस्मत्सकाशतः ॥ ४२ ॥

na ca mocayituṃ kaś citte śaknoti sma kanyake |
māntriko dīptamantro 'pi pṛthvyāmasmatsakāśataḥ || 42 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.42 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 (18.2.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Citta, Citti, Sma, Kanyaka, Mantrika, Dipta, Mantra, Api, Prithvi, Asmad, Sakasha, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.42). 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: “na ca mocayituṃ kaś citte śaknoti sma kanyake
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mocayitum -
  • muc -> mocayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √muc]
    muc -> mocayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √muc]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • citte -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    citti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • śaknoti -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • kanyake -
  • kanyaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kanyaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kanyakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “māntriko dīptamantro 'pi pṛthvyāmasmatsakāśataḥ
  • māntriko* -
  • māntrika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dīpta -
  • dīpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mantro' -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pṛthvyām -
  • pṛthvī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • asmat -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative plural]
  • sakāśa -
  • sakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sakāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.42

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 18.2.42 in Bengali sript:
ন চ মোচযিতুং কশ্ চিত্তে শক্নোতি স্ম কন্যকে ।
মান্ত্রিকো দীপ্তমন্ত্রো ঽপি পৃথ্ব্যামস্মত্সকাশতঃ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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