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 8.5.119

अह्नः क्षये ऽथ बहुसैन्यविनाशविग्ना विद्याधरा निहतबान्धवदुःखिताश् च ।
मर्त्यासुराः प्रसभलब्धजयाश् च जग्मुः संहृत्य युद्धम् उभये स्वनिवेशनानि ॥ ११९ ॥

ahnaḥ kṣaye 'tha bahusainyavināśavignā vidyādharā nihatabāndhavaduḥkhitāś ca |
martyāsurāḥ prasabhalabdhajayāś ca jagmuḥ saṃhṛtya yuddham ubhaye svaniveśanāni || 119 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.5.119 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 (8.5.119). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Kshaya, Kshi, Atha, Bahu, Sainya, Vinasha, Vigna, Vidyadhara, Nihata, Bandhava, Duhkhita, Martya, Rai, Prasabha, Labdha, Jaya, Yuddha, Ubhaya, Svani, Svan, Veshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.5.119). 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: “ahnaḥ kṣaye 'tha bahusainyavināśavignā vidyādharā nihatabāndhavaduḥkhitāś ca
  • ahnaḥ -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kṣaye' -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sainya -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vināśa -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vignā* -
  • vigna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vignā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vij -> vigna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vij class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vij class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vij class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vij class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √vij class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vij class 6 verb]
    vij -> vignā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vij class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vij class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vij class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vij class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vij class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vij class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √vij class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vij class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vij class 6 verb]
  • vidyādharā* -
  • vidyādhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vidyādharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nihata -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nihata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāndhava -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duḥkhitāś -
  • duḥkhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duḥkhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “martyāsurāḥ prasabhalabdhajayāś ca jagmuḥ saṃhṛtya yuddham ubhaye svaniveśanāni
  • martyāsu -
  • martyā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • rāḥ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prasabha -
  • prasabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • labdha -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • jayāś -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagmuḥ -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • saṃhṛtya -
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • ubhaye -
  • ubhaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    ubhaya (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    ubhayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svani -
  • svani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svani (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    svani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • veśanāni -
  • veśana (noun, neuter)
    [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 8.5.119

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 8.5.119 in Bengali sript:
অহ্নঃ ক্ষযে ঽথ বহুসৈন্যবিনাশবিগ্না বিদ্যাধরা নিহতবান্ধবদুঃখিতাশ্ চ ।
মর্ত্যাসুরাঃ প্রসভলব্ধজযাশ্ চ জগ্মুঃ সংহৃত্য যুদ্ধম্ উভযে স্বনিবেশনানি ॥ ১১৯ ॥

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