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 10.9.109

तत्रैकस्याश् च वृद्धाया ब्राह्मण्या विजने गृहे ।
निधाय तान्याभरणान्यापणं यावदेति सस्ः ॥ १०९ ॥

tatraikasyāś ca vṛddhāyā brāhmaṇyā vijane gṛhe |
nidhāya tānyābharaṇānyāpaṇaṃ yāvadeti sasḥ || 109 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.109 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 (10.9.109). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Eka, Vriddha, Brahmani, Brahmanya, Vijana, Grih, Griha, Nidhaya, Tad, Tanya, Tani, Abharana, Apana, Yavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.109). 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: “tatraikasyāś ca vṛddhāyā brāhmaṇyā vijane gṛhe
  • tatrai -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ekasyāś -
  • ekā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛddhāyā* -
  • vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [ablative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • brāhmaṇyā* -
  • brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brāhmaṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vijane -
  • vijana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vijana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vijanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gṛhe -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “nidhāya tānyābharaṇānyāpaṇaṃ yāvadeti sasḥ
  • nidhāya -
  • nidhāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tānyā -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
    tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 1 verb]
  • ābharaṇānyā -
  • ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • āpaṇam -
  • āpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yāvad -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse sasḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.109

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 10.9.109 in Bengali sript:
তত্রৈকস্যাশ্ চ বৃদ্ধাযা ব্রাহ্মণ্যা বিজনে গৃহে ।
নিধায তান্যাভরণান্যাপণং যাবদেতি সস্ঃ ॥ ১০৯ ॥

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