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 4.1.101

यन् मया विधुरे ऽप्य् अस्मिंश् चारित्रं देवि रक्षितम् ।
युष्मद्दर्शनकल्याणप्राप्त्या तत् फलितं हि मे ॥ १०१ ॥

yan mayā vidhure 'py asmiṃś cāritraṃ devi rakṣitam |
yuṣmaddarśanakalyāṇaprāptyā tat phalitaṃ hi me || 101 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.1.101 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 (4.1.101). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Idam, Caritra, Devi, Devin, Rakshita, Yushmad, Darshana, Kalyana, Prapti, Tat, Tad, Phalita, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.1.101). 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: “yan mayā vidhure 'py asmiṃś cāritraṃ devi rakṣitam
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mayā* -
  • Cannot analyse vidhure'py*as
  • asmiṃś -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • cāritram -
  • cāritra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāritra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cāritrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rakṣitam -
  • rakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
  • Line 2: “yuṣmaddarśanakalyāṇaprāptyā tat phalitaṃ hi me
  • yuṣmad -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative plural]
  • darśana -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalyāṇa -
  • kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāptyā -
  • prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • phalitam -
  • phalita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phalita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    phal -> phalita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √phal class 1 verb]
    phal -> phalita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √phal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √phal class 1 verb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.1.101

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 4.1.101 in Bengali sript:
যন্ মযা বিধুরে ঽপ্য্ অস্মিংশ্ চারিত্রং দেবি রক্ষিতম্ ।
যুষ্মদ্দর্শনকল্যাণপ্রাপ্ত্যা তত্ ফলিতং হি মে ॥ ১০১ ॥

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