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 10.5.299

निष्प्रज्ञो नाशयत्येवं प्रभोरर्थमथात्मनः ।
अन्तरा चात्र शृणुत भ्रातृद्वयकथामिमाम् ॥ २९८ ॥

niṣprajño nāśayatyevaṃ prabhorarthamathātmanaḥ |
antarā cātra śṛṇuta bhrātṛdvayakathāmimām || 298 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.299 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 (10.5.299). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nishprajna, Nashayat, Evam, Eva, Prabhu, Artha, Atha, Atman, Antara, Dvaya, Katha, Iyam, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.299). 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: “niṣprajño nāśayatyevaṃ prabhorarthamathātmanaḥ
  • niṣprajño* -
  • niṣprajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāśayatye -
  • naś -> nāśayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √naś]
    naś -> nāśayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √naś], [vocative dual from √naś], [accusative dual from √naś], [locative single from √naś]
    naś -> nāśayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √naś]
    naś -> nāśayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √naś], [vocative dual from √naś], [accusative dual from √naś], [locative single from √naś]
    naś (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
    naś (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prabhor -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “antarā cātra śṛṇuta bhrātṛdvayakathāmimām
  • antarā -
  • antarā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śṛṇuta -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • bhrātṛ -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dvaya -
  • dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.299

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 10.5.299 in Bengali sript:
নিষ্প্রজ্ঞো নাশযত্যেবং প্রভোরর্থমথাত্মনঃ ।
অন্তরা চাত্র শৃণুত ভ্রাতৃদ্বযকথামিমাম্ ॥ ২৯৮ ॥

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