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 12.2.166

अन्ते च शुद्धसंकल्पा ययौ वेश्यापि सद्गतिम् ।
तद्राजन्यो ऽत्र यच्चित्तस्तन्मयत्वम् उपैति सः ॥ १६६ ॥

ante ca śuddhasaṃkalpā yayau veśyāpi sadgatim |
tadrājanyo 'tra yaccittastanmayatvam upaiti saḥ || 166 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.166 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 (12.2.166). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anta, Anti, Shuddha, Sankalpa, Yayi, Yayu, Veshi, Veshin, Veshya, Api, Sadgati, Tad, Tat, Rajani, Rajanya, Atra, Yat, Yad, Citta, Tanmayatva, Upa, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.166). 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: “ante ca śuddhasaṃkalpā yayau veśyāpi sadgatim
  • ante -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śuddha -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • saṅkalpā* -
  • saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṅkalpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yayau -
  • yayi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • veśyā -
  • veśi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    veśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    veśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    veśin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    veśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    veśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √viś]
    veśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sadgatim -
  • sadgati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tadrājanyo 'tra yaccittastanmayatvam upaiti saḥ
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rājanyo' -
  • rājanī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yac -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cittas -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • tanmayatvam -
  • tanmayatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upai -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.166

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 12.2.166 in Bengali sript:
অন্তে চ শুদ্ধসংকল্পা যযৌ বেশ্যাপি সদ্গতিম্ ।
তদ্রাজন্যো ঽত্র যচ্চিত্তস্তন্মযত্বম্ উপৈতি সঃ ॥ ১৬৬ ॥

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