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 18.4.175

तच् छ्रुत्वा कारयित्वा च शपथं सो ऽथ राक्षसः ।
मुमोच केसटं सो ऽपि तज्जन्यबलकं ययौ ॥ १७५ ॥

tac chrutvā kārayitvā ca śapathaṃ so 'tha rākṣasaḥ |
mumoca kesaṭaṃ so 'pi tajjanyabalakaṃ yayau || 175 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.175 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 (18.4.175). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karayitva, Shapatha, Sah, Atha, Rakshasa, Kesata, Api, Tajja, Abala, Kah, Yayi, Yayu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.175). 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: “tac chrutvā kārayitvā ca śapathaṃ so 'tha rākṣasaḥ
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvā*kā
  • kārayitvā -
  • kṛ -> kārayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kārayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śapatham -
  • śapatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rākṣasaḥ -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mumoca kesaṭaṃ so 'pi tajjanyabalakaṃ yayau
  • mumoca -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    muc (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • kesaṭam -
  • kesaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kesaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tajja -
  • tajja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tajja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • abala -
  • abala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.175

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 18.4.175 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বা কারযিত্বা চ শপথং সো ঽথ রাক্ষসঃ ।
মুমোচ কেসটং সো ঽপি তজ্জন্যবলকং যযৌ ॥ ১৭৫ ॥

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