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 8.6.251

इति पुरुषविशेषाज्ञानतो मूढबुद्धिः सपदि विपदम् आप प्राङ् महासेनभूपः ।
इति च स गुणशर्मा धैर्यम् एकं सहायं कृतमतिर् अवलम्ब्य प्राप्तवान् ऋद्धिम् अग्र्याम् ॥ २५० ॥

iti puruṣaviśeṣājñānato mūḍhabuddhiḥ sapadi vipadam āpa prāṅ mahāsenabhūpaḥ |
iti ca sa guṇaśarmā dhairyam ekaṃ sahāyaṃ kṛtamatir avalambya prāptavān ṛddhim agryām || 250 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.6.251 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 (8.6.251). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Purusha, Vishesha, Ajnanatah, Mudhabuddhi, Sapadi, Vipad, Apa, Prak, Pran, Pranc, Mahasena, Bhupa, Gunasharman, Dhairya, Eka, Sahaya, Kritamati, Praptavat, Riddhi, Agrya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.6.251). 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: “iti puruṣaviśeṣājñānato mūḍhabuddhiḥ sapadi vipadam āpa prāṅ mahāsenabhūpaḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • puruṣa -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśeṣā -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajñānato* -
  • ajñānataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mūḍhabuddhiḥ -
  • mūḍhabuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mūḍhabuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sapadi -
  • sapadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vipadam -
  • vipadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vipad (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āpa -
  • āpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • prāṅ -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prāṅ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prāñc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    prāñc (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahāsena -
  • mahāsena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāsena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūpaḥ -
  • bhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “iti ca sa guṇaśarmā dhairyam ekaṃ sahāyaṃ kṛtamatir avalambya prāptavān ṛddhim agryām
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇaśarmā -
  • guṇaśarman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhairyam -
  • dhairya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sahāyam -
  • sahāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kṛtamatir -
  • kṛtamati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛtamati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avalambya -
  • prāptavān -
  • prāptavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛddhim -
  • ṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • agryām -
  • agryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.6.251

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 8.6.251 in Bengali sript:
ইতি পুরুষবিশেষাজ্ঞানতো মূঢবুদ্ধিঃ সপদি বিপদম্ আপ প্রাঙ্ মহাসেনভূপঃ ।
ইতি চ স গুণশর্মা ধৈর্যম্ একং সহাযং কৃতমতির্ অবলম্ব্য প্রাপ্তবান্ ঋদ্ধিম্ অগ্র্যাম্ ॥ ২৫০ ॥

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