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 12.4.247

क्रमेण प्राप दैवात्तत्काननं यत्र सा स्थिता ।
हंसावली तपस्यन्ती समनोरथसिद्धिकः ॥ २४७ ॥

krameṇa prāpa daivāttatkānanaṃ yatra sā sthitā |
haṃsāvalī tapasyantī samanorathasiddhikaḥ || 247 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.247 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 (12.4.247). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kramena, Krama, Prapa, Daivat, Daiva, Tat, Tad, Kanana, Yatra, Sthita, Hamsavali, Tapa, Tapasya, Tapas, Anti, Samanas, Ratha, Siddhi, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.247). 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: “krameṇa prāpa daivāttatkānanaṃ yatra sthitā
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prāpa -
  • prāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daivāt -
  • daivāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    daiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kānanam -
  • kānana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthitā -
  • sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “haṃsāvalī tapasyantī samanorathasiddhikaḥ
  • haṃsāvalī -
  • haṃsāvalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • tapasya -
  • tapasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tapas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tap (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • antī -
  • antī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samano -
  • samanas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samanas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ratha -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siddhi -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    siddhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    siddhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    siddhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.247

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 12.4.247 in Bengali sript:
ক্রমেণ প্রাপ দৈবাত্তত্কাননং যত্র সা স্থিতা ।
হংসাবলী তপস্যন্তী সমনোরথসিদ্ধিকঃ ॥ ২৪৭ ॥

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