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 8.5.36

अस्त्रप्रत्यस्त्रयुद्धेन युयुधाते मिथस् ततः ।
प्रदत्तभुवनाश्चर्यौ तौ विद्याधरमानुषौ ॥ ३६ ॥

astrapratyastrayuddhena yuyudhāte mithas tataḥ |
pradattabhuvanāścaryau tau vidyādharamānuṣau || 36 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.5.36 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 (8.5.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Astra, Pratyastra, Yuddha, Mithah, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Pradatta, Bhuvana, Cari, Carya, Vidyadhara, Anu, Sha, Shu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.5.36). 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: “astrapratyastrayuddhena yuyudhāte mithas tataḥ
  • astra -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratyastra -
  • pratyastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuddhena -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √yudh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √yudh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • yuyudhāte -
  • yudh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third dual]
    yudh (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle third dual]
  • mithas -
  • mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    mithaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “pradattabhuvanāścaryau tau vidyādharamānuṣau
  • pradatta -
  • pradatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradatta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhuvanāś -
  • bhuvana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhuvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • caryau -
  • carī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    carya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vidyādharam -
  • vidyādhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidyādhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidyādharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānu -
  • ānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ānu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ānu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ṣau -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṣu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.5.36

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 8.5.36 in Bengali sript:
অস্ত্রপ্রত্যস্ত্রযুদ্ধেন যুযুধাতে মিথস্ ততঃ ।
প্রদত্তভুবনাশ্চর্যৌ তৌ বিদ্যাধরমানুষৌ ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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