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 5.3.159

वन्द्यास् त्रिजगतो ऽप्य् एता याः कृशोदरि धेनवः ।
तासां पिशितम् अश्नाति पश्यायं पापकृत् कथम् ॥ १५९ ॥

vandyās trijagato 'py etā yāḥ kṛśodari dhenavaḥ |
tāsāṃ piśitam aśnāti paśyāyaṃ pāpakṛt katham || 159 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.3.159 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 (5.3.159). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Esha, Krishodari, Dhenu, Pishita, Ashan, Ashna, Ati, Pashya, Aya, Idam, Papakrit, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.3.159). 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: “vandyās trijagato 'py etā yāḥ kṛśodari dhenavaḥ
  • vandyās -
  • Cannot analyse trijagato'py*et
  • etā* -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛśodari -
  • kṛśodarī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • dhenavaḥ -
  • dhenu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhenu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “tāsāṃ piśitam aśnāti paśyāyaṃ pāpakṛt katham
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • piśitam -
  • piśita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    piśita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    piśitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aśnā -
  • aśna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aśnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • paśyā -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāpakṛt -
  • pāpakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pāpakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.3.159

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 5.3.159 in Bengali sript:
বন্দ্যাস্ ত্রিজগতো ঽপ্য্ এতা যাঃ কৃশোদরি ধেনবঃ ।
তাসাং পিশিতম্ অশ্নাতি পশ্যাযং পাপকৃত্ কথম্ ॥ ১৫৯ ॥

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