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 8.5.106

तत्र च द्वन्द्वसङ्ग्रामेष्व् अन्योन्यं सैन्ययोर् द्वयोः ।
हता महारथास् ते ते मानुषासुरखेचराः ॥ १०६ ॥

tatra ca dvandvasaṅgrāmeṣv anyonyaṃ sainyayor dvayoḥ |
hatā mahārathās te te mānuṣāsurakhecarāḥ || 106 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.5.106 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 (8.5.106). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Anyonyam, Anyonya, Sainya, Dva, Dvayu, Hata, Maharatha, Tad, Yushmad, Manusha, Asura, Khecara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.5.106). 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: “tatra ca dvandvasaṅgrāmeṣv anyonyaṃ sainyayor dvayoḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse dvandvasaṅgrāmeṣv*an
  • anyonyam -
  • anyonyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anyonyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sainyayor -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • dvayoḥ -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvayu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvayu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “hatā mahārathās te te mānuṣāsurakhecarāḥ
  • hatā* -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
  • mahārathās -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahārathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • mānuṣā -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mānuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asura -
  • asura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khecarāḥ -
  • khecara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    khecarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.5.106

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 8.5.106 in Bengali sript:
তত্র চ দ্বন্দ্বসঙ্গ্রামেষ্ব্ অন্যোন্যং সৈন্যযোর্ দ্বযোঃ ।
হতা মহারথাস্ তে তে মানুষাসুরখেচরাঃ ॥ ১০৬ ॥

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