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 18.5.136

अहो अबुद्धिर् बालो ऽयं यो ऽग्रदत्तं न खादति ।
परमान्नं वृथात्मानं क्लिश्नाति रुदितैः पुनः ॥ १३६ ॥

aho abuddhir bālo 'yaṃ yo 'gradattaṃ na khādati |
paramānnaṃ vṛthātmānaṃ kliśnāti ruditaiḥ punaḥ || 136 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.136 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 (18.5.136). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahu, Abuddhi, Bala, Aya, Idam, Yah, Agra, Datta, Khadat, Paramanna, Vritha, Atman, Rudita, Puna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.136). 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 abuddhir bālo 'yaṃ yo 'gradattaṃ na khādati
  • aho -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • abuddhir -
  • abuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    abuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bālo' -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agra -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dattam -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dattā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khādati -
  • khād -> khādat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √khād class 1 verb]
    khād -> khādat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √khād class 1 verb]
    khād (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “paramānnaṃ vṛthātmānaṃ kliśnāti ruditaiḥ punaḥ
  • paramānnam -
  • paramānna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛthā -
  • vṛthā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vṛthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kliśnāti -
  • kliś (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • ruditaiḥ -
  • rudita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rudita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    rud -> rudita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √rud class 2 verb]
    rud -> rudita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √rud class 2 verb]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.136

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 18.5.136 in Bengali sript:
অহো অবুদ্ধির্ বালো ঽযং যো ঽগ্রদত্তং ন খাদতি ।
পরমান্নং বৃথাত্মানং ক্লিশ্নাতি রুদিতৈঃ পুনঃ ॥ ১৩৬ ॥

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