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 12.5.4

येनास्मद्वीरयोधानां खण्डितं शतपञ्चकम् ।
आनीतश् च स भूयिष्ठप्रहारविवशीकृतः ॥ ४ ॥

yenāsmadvīrayodhānāṃ khaṇḍitaṃ śatapañcakam |
ānītaś ca sa bhūyiṣṭhaprahāravivaśīkṛtaḥ || 4 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.4 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 (12.5.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yena, Yah, Yat, Asmad, Viraya, Vira, Virayu, Udha, Khandita, Shata, Pancaka, Anita, Bhuyishtha, Prahara, Viva, Shi, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.4). 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: “yenāsmadvīrayodhānāṃ khaṇḍitaṃ śatapañcakam
  • yenā -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • asmad -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative plural]
  • vīrayo -
  • vīrayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vīrayu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vīrayu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vīr (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • udhānām -
  • udhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • khaṇḍitam -
  • khaṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    khaṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khaṇḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √khaṇḍ]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √khaṇḍ]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √khaṇḍ]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √khaṇḍ]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [nominative single from √khaṇḍ], [accusative single from √khaṇḍ]
  • śata -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pañcakam -
  • pañcaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pañcaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañcakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ānītaś ca sa bhūyiṣṭhaprahāravivaśīkṛtaḥ
  • ānītaś -
  • ānīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūyiṣṭha -
  • bhūyiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūyiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prahāra -
  • prahāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viva -
  • viva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śī -
  • śī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    śī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtaḥ -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.4

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 12.5.4 in Bengali sript:
যেনাস্মদ্বীরযোধানাং খণ্ডিতং শতপঞ্চকম্ ।
আনীতশ্ চ স ভূযিষ্ঠপ্রহারবিবশীকৃতঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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