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 18.3.87

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मूकेव भूताक्रान्तेव तमःसंमोहितेव च ।
नोत्तरं पृच्छतः किंचिद् ददौ परिजनस्य सा ॥ ८७ ॥

mūkeva bhūtākrānteva tamaḥsaṃmohiteva ca |
nottaraṃ pṛcchataḥ kiṃcid dadau parijanasya sā || 87 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.3.87 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 (18.3.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Muka, Iva, Bhuta, Akranta, Tama, Tamas, Mohita, Nri, Uttaram, Uttara, Pricchat, Kincid, Kincit, Dad, Dada, Dadi, Parijana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.3.87). 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: “mūkeva bhūtākrānteva tamaḥsaṃmohiteva ca ”
mūke -
mūka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

mūka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mūkā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhūtā -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second plural]
akrānte -
akrānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

akrānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

akrāntā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tamaḥ -
tamas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
mohite -
mohita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

mohita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √muh]

√muh -> mohita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √muh]

mohitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √muh], [locative single from √muh]

√muh -> mohita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √muh], [vocative single from √muh], [vocative dual from √muh], [accusative dual from √muh], [locative single from √muh]

√muh -> mohitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √muh], [nominative dual from √muh], [vocative single from √muh], [vocative dual from √muh], [accusative dual from √muh]

√muh (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “nottaraṃ pṛcchataḥ kiṃcid dadau parijanasya sā ”
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
uttaram -
uttaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttara (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
pṛcchataḥ -
√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [ablative single from √praś class 6 verb], [genitive single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √praś class 6 verb], [genitive single from √praś class 6 verb]

pṛcchat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

pṛcchat (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

pṛcchat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√praś (verb class 6)

[present active third dual]
kiñcid -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dadau -
dad (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dada (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dadi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dadi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√dā (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√dā (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√dā (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√dā (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√dai (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√de (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
parijanasya -
parijana (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.3.87

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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Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)

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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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Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)

[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.

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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 18.3.87 in Bengali sript:
মূকেব ভূতাক্রান্তেব তমঃসংমোহিতেব চ ।
নোত্তরং পৃচ্ছতঃ কিংচিদ্ দদৌ পরিজনস্য সা ॥ ৮৭ ॥

Last Updated: 29 April, 2019