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 7.7.31

यौवराज्यमिदं प्राप्य पुत्र हृष्यसि किं मृषा ।
राज्यप्राप्त्यै क्रमो ह्य् एष तपसा च न विद्यते ॥ ३१ ॥

yauvarājyamidaṃ prāpya putra hṛṣyasi kiṃ mṛṣā |
rājyaprāptyai kramo hy eṣa tapasā ca na vidyate || 31 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.7.31 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 (7.7.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yauvarajya, Idam, Prapya, Putra, Kim, Mrisha, Rajya, Raji, Rajin, Raj, Aprapti, Esha, Tapas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.7.31). 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: “yauvarājyamidaṃ prāpya putra hṛṣyasi kiṃ mṛṣā
  • yauvarājyam -
  • yauvarājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛṣyasi -
  • hṛṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active second single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mṛṣā -
  • mṛṣā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “rājyaprāptyai kramo hy eṣa tapasā ca na vidyate
  • rājya -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāji (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rājī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rājin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • aprāptyai -
  • aprāpti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • kramo* -
  • Cannot analyse hy*eṣ
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tapasā -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.7.31

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 7.7.31 in Bengali sript:
যৌবরাজ্যমিদং প্রাপ্য পুত্র হৃষ্যসি কিং মৃষা ।
রাজ্যপ্রাপ্ত্যৈ ক্রমো হ্য্ এষ তপসা চ ন বিদ্যতে ॥ ৩১ ॥

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