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 3.6.213

कन्दुको भित्तिनिःक्षिप्त इव प्रतिफलन् मुहुः ।
आपतत्य् आत्मनि प्रायो दोषो ऽन्यस्य चिकीर्षितः ॥ २१३ ॥

kanduko bhittiniḥkṣipta iva pratiphalan muhuḥ |
āpataty ātmani prāyo doṣo 'nyasya cikīrṣitaḥ || 213 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.213 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 (3.6.213). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kanduka, Nihkshipta, Iva, Prati, Phalat, Atman, Praya, Prayas, Dosha, Doshas, Dos, Anya, Cikirshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.213). 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: “kanduko bhittiniḥkṣipta iva pratiphalan muhuḥ
  • kanduko* -
  • kanduka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhitti -
  • bhitti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • niḥkṣipta* -
  • niḥkṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • phalan -
  • phal -> phalat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √phal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √phal class 1 verb]
  • Cannot analyse muhuḥ
  • Line 2: “āpataty ātmani prāyo doṣo 'nyasya cikīrṣitaḥ
  • Cannot analyse āpataty*āt
  • ātmani -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • prāyo* -
  • prāyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • doṣo' -
  • doṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dos (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • anyasya -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cikīrṣitaḥ -
  • kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.213

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 3.6.213 in Bengali sript:
কন্দুকো ভিত্তিনিঃক্ষিপ্ত ইব প্রতিফলন্ মুহুঃ ।
আপতত্য্ আত্মনি প্রাযো দোষো ঽন্যস্য চিকীর্ষিতঃ ॥ ২১৩ ॥

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