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 18.4.308

रक्षोमुखान्मया ह्येतच् छ्रुतमित्यभिधाय सा ।
कृत्स्नं तस्मै समाचख्यौ वृत्तान्तं पतिरक्षसोः ॥ ३०७ ॥

rakṣomukhānmayā hyetac chrutamityabhidhāya sā |
kṛtsnaṃ tasmai samācakhyau vṛttāntaṃ patirakṣasoḥ || 307 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.308 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 (18.4.308). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakshomukha, Maya, Kritsna, Tad, Sama, Vrittanta, Pati, Aksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.308). 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: “rakṣomukhānmayā hyetac chrutamityabhidhāya
  • rakṣomukhān -
  • rakṣomukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • etac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutamityabhidhāya*sā
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛtsnaṃ tasmai samācakhyau vṛttāntaṃ patirakṣasoḥ
  • kṛtsnam -
  • kṛtsna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtsna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakhyau -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • vṛttāntam -
  • vṛttānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛttānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • patir -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣa -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • soḥ -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.308

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 18.4.308 in Bengali sript:
রক্ষোমুখান্মযা হ্যেতচ্ ছ্রুতমিত্যভিধায সা ।
কৃত্স্নং তস্মৈ সমাচখ্যৌ বৃত্তান্তং পতিরক্ষসোঃ ॥ ৩০৭ ॥

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