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 9.4.138

देव सङ्ग्रामवर्षेण नाशितो गोत्रजेन मे ।
देशश्चतुर्भिर् युक्तेन पुत्रैर् वीरजितादिभिः ॥ १३८ ॥

deva saṅgrāmavarṣeṇa nāśito gotrajena me |
deśaścaturbhir yuktena putrair vīrajitādibhiḥ || 138 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.138 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 (9.4.138). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Sangramavarsha, Nashita, Gotraja, Asmad, Desha, Catus, Yukta, Putra, Virajita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.138). 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: “deva saṅgrāmavarṣeṇa nāśito gotrajena me
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṅgrāmavarṣeṇa -
  • saṅgrāmavarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • nāśito* -
  • nāśita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √naś]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √naś]
  • gotrajena -
  • gotraja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gotraja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “deśaścaturbhir yuktena putrair vīrajitādibhiḥ
  • deśaś -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • caturbhir -
  • catus (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yuktena -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • putrair -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vīrajitād -
  • vīrajita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhiḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.138

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 9.4.138 in Bengali sript:
দেব সঙ্গ্রামবর্ষেণ নাশিতো গোত্রজেন মে ।
দেশশ্চতুর্ভির্ যুক্তেন পুত্রৈর্ বীরজিতাদিভিঃ ॥ ১৩৮ ॥

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