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 12.19.169

किं तु स्त्रीमात्ररसाद् उपेक्षितं येन भूभुजा राज्यम् ।
तस्याधुना तु दिव्यस्त्रीरक्तस्यात्र का वार्ता ॥ १६९ ॥

kiṃ tu strīmātrarasād upekṣitaṃ yena bhūbhujā rājyam |
tasyādhunā tu divyastrīraktasyātra kā vārtā || 169 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.19.169 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 (12.19.169). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Stri, Atra, Rasa, Upekshita, Yena, Yah, Yat, Bhubhuj, Rajya, Tad, Adhuna, Divyastri, Rakta, Varta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.19.169). 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: “kiṃ tu strīmātrarasād upekṣitaṃ yena bhūbhujā rājyam
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • strīm -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātra -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rasād -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • upekṣitam -
  • upekṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upekṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upekṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhūbhujā -
  • bhūbhuj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • Line 2: “tasyādhunā tu divyastrīraktasyātra vārtā
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhunā -
  • adhunā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • divyastrīr -
  • divyastrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • raktasyā -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √raj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √raj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √rañj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √rañj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vārtā -
  • vārtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.19.169

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 12.19.169 in Bengali sript:
কিং তু স্ত্রীমাত্ররসাদ্ উপেক্ষিতং যেন ভূভুজা রাজ্যম্ ।
তস্যাধুনা তু দিব্যস্ত্রীরক্তস্যাত্র কা বার্তা ॥ ১৬৯ ॥

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