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 12.28.10

पत्युस् तु सास्य सुमुखी जीविताद् अप्य् अभूत् प्रिया ।
धनर्द्धिः कृपणस्येव कृच्छ्रात् सुचिरसंचिता ॥ १० ॥

patyus tu sāsya sumukhī jīvitād apy abhūt priyā |
dhanarddhiḥ kṛpaṇasyeva kṛcchrāt sucirasaṃcitā || 10 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.28.10 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 (12.28.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pati, Sasya, Sumukhi, Pri, Priya, Dhana, Riddhi, Kripana, Iva, Kricchrat, Kricchra, Sucira, Sancita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.28.10). 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: “patyus tu sāsya sumukhī jīvitād apy abhūt priyā
  • patyus -
  • pati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sāsya -
  • sas -> sāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sas class 2 verb]
    sas -> sāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sas class 2 verb]
  • sumukhī -
  • sumukhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • jīvitād -
  • Cannot analyse apy*ab
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • priyā -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dhanarddhiḥ kṛpaṇasyeva kṛcchrāt sucirasaṃcitā
  • dhanar -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṛddhiḥ -
  • ṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛpaṇasye -
  • kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛcchrāt -
  • kṛcchrāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛcchra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṛcchra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sucira -
  • sucira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sucira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañcitā -
  • sañcitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.28.10

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 12.28.10 in Bengali sript:
পত্যুস্ তু সাস্য সুমুখী জীবিতাদ্ অপ্য্ অভূত্ প্রিযা ।
ধনর্দ্ধিঃ কৃপণস্যেব কৃচ্ছ্রাত্ সুচিরসংচিতা ॥ ১০ ॥

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