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 18.5.102

अहो धिङ्नास्ति विश्वासः स्त्रीषु साहसभूमिषु ।
इति राज्ञि वदत्यस्मिन्नेको ऽमात्यो ऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥ १०२ ॥

aho dhiṅnāsti viśvāsaḥ strīṣu sāhasabhūmiṣu |
iti rājñi vadatyasminneko 'mātyo 'bravīdidam || 102 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.102 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 (18.5.102). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Dhik, Nasti, Vishvasa, Strishu, Stri, Sahasa, Bhumi, Iti, Rajan, Rajni, Vadat, Idam, Eka, Amatya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.102). 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: “aho dhiṅnāsti viśvāsaḥ strīṣu sāhasabhūmiṣu
  • aho* -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • dhiṅ -
  • dhik (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • viśvāsaḥ -
  • viśvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • strīṣu -
  • strīṣū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    strī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • sāhasa -
  • sāhasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāhasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūmiṣu -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūmī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “iti rājñi vadatyasminneko 'mātyo 'bravīdidam
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • rājñi -
  • rājñī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vadatya -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • asminn -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • eko' -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • amātyo' -
  • amātya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.102

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 18.5.102 in Bengali sript:
অহো ধিঙ্নাস্তি বিশ্বাসঃ স্ত্রীষু সাহসভূমিষু ।
ইতি রাজ্ঞি বদত্যস্মিন্নেকো ঽমাত্যো ঽব্রবীদিদম্ ॥ ১০২ ॥

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