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 12.8.175

पानमत्ता च सा हर्तुं जपतो मे ऽक्षमालिकाम् ।
प्रावर्तत महामाया विकारान् कुर्वती मुखे ॥ १७४ ॥

pānamattā ca sā hartuṃ japato me 'kṣamālikām |
prāvartata mahāmāyā vikārān kurvatī mukhe || 174 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.175 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 (12.8.175). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Panamatta, Hartu, Japat, Asmad, Akshamalika, Prava, Rita, Mahamaya, Vikara, Kurvat, Kurvati, Mukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.175). 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: “pānamattā ca hartuṃ japato me 'kṣamālikām
  • pānamattā -
  • pānamattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hartum -
  • hṛ -> hartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √hṛ]
    hartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • japato* -
  • jap -> japat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √jap class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jap class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jap class 1 verb]
    jap -> japat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √jap class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jap class 1 verb]
    jap (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • me' -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • akṣamālikām -
  • akṣamālikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prāvartata mahāmāyā vikārān kurvatī mukhe
  • prāvar -
  • prāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • mahāmāyā* -
  • mahāmāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāmāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vikārān -
  • vikāra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kurvatī -
  • kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • mukhe -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.175

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 12.8.175 in Bengali sript:
পানমত্তা চ সা হর্তুং জপতো মে ঽক্ষমালিকাম্ ।
প্রাবর্তত মহামাযা বিকারান্ কুর্বতী মুখে ॥ ১৭৪ ॥

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