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 6.8.227

अतो विद्याधराः संप्रत्येते ऽस्माकं विरोधिनः ।
श्रुत्वा कलिङ्गसेनैतत्स्ववृत्तान्तभियाब्रवीत् ॥ २२७ ॥

ato vidyādharāḥ saṃpratyete 'smākaṃ virodhinaḥ |
śrutvā kaliṅgasenaitatsvavṛttāntabhiyābravīt || 227 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.8.227 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 (6.8.227). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atah, Vidyadhara, Samprati, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Asmaka, Asmad, Virodhin, Kalingasena, Avritta, Bhiya, Bhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.8.227). 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: “ato vidyādharāḥ saṃpratyete 'smākaṃ virodhinaḥ
  • ato* -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vidyādharāḥ -
  • vidyādhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vidyādharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sampratye -
  • samprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samprati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samprati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sampratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single], [dative single]
    sampratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ete' -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • virodhinaḥ -
  • virodhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    virodhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “śrutvā kaliṅgasenaitatsvavṛttāntabhiyābravīt
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • kaliṅgasenai -
  • kaliṅgasena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaliṅgasena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaliṅgasenā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • etatsva -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • avṛttān -
  • avṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhiyā -
  • bhiyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.8.227

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 6.8.227 in Bengali sript:
অতো বিদ্যাধরাঃ সংপ্রত্যেতে ঽস্মাকং বিরোধিনঃ ।
শ্রুত্বা কলিঙ্গসেনৈতত্স্ববৃত্তান্তভিযাব্রবীত্ ॥ ২২৭ ॥

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