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 4.2.230

कश्चित् किम् अन्य एवायं भक्ष्यमाणो ऽपि यो मया ।
विपद्यते न तु परं धीरः प्रत्युत हृष्यति ॥ २३० ॥

kaścit kim anya evāyaṃ bhakṣyamāṇo 'pi yo mayā |
vipadyate na tu paraṃ dhīraḥ pratyuta hṛṣyati || 230 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.2.230 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 (4.2.230). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Cit, Kim, Ani, Eva, Aya, Idam, Bhakshyamana, Api, Yah, Maya, Asmad, Vipad, Vipadi, Param, Para, Dhira, Pratyuta, Hrishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.2.230). 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: “kaścit kim anya evāyaṃ bhakṣyamāṇo 'pi yo mayā
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anya* -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhakṣyamāṇo' -
  • bhakṣ -> bhakṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √bhakṣ]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “vipadyate na tu paraṃ dhīraḥ pratyuta hṛṣyati
  • vipadya -
  • vipadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vipadi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vipadi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vipadi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vipad (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ate -
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhīraḥ -
  • dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratyuta -
  • pratyuta (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hṛṣyati -
  • hṛṣ -> hṛṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
    hṛṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.2.230

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 4.2.230 in Bengali sript:
কশ্চিত্ কিম্ অন্য এবাযং ভক্ষ্যমাণো ঽপি যো মযা ।
বিপদ্যতে ন তু পরং ধীরঃ প্রত্যুত হৃষ্যতি ॥ ২৩০ ॥

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