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 12.5.119

धीरानुत्साहसंपन्नान्स्वधर्मानवमानिनः ।
देवता अभिर् अक्षन्ति पुष्णन्त्येषां च वाञ्छितम् ॥ ११९ ॥

dhīrānutsāhasaṃpannānsvadharmānavamāninaḥ |
devatā abhir akṣanti puṣṇantyeṣāṃ ca vāñchitam || 119 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.119 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 (12.5.119). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhira, Utsahasampanna, Svadharma, Avamanin, Devata, Abhi, Pushnat, Idam, Vanchita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.119). 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: “dhīrānutsāhasaṃpannānsvadharmānavamāninaḥ
  • dhīrān -
  • dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • utsāhasampannān -
  • utsāhasampanna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • svadharmān -
  • svadharma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • avamāninaḥ -
  • avamānin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    avamānin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “devatā abhir akṣanti puṣṇantyeṣāṃ ca vāñchitam
  • devatā* -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • abhir -
  • abhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣanti -
  • akṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • puṣṇantye -
  • puṣ -> puṣṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √puṣ class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ (verb class 9)
    [present active third plural]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāñchitam -
  • vāñchita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāñchita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāñchitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vāñch -> vāñchita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
    vāñch -> vāñchita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vāñch class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.119

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 12.5.119 in Bengali sript:
ধীরানুত্সাহসংপন্নান্স্বধর্মানবমানিনঃ ।
দেবতা অভির্ অক্ষন্তি পুষ্ণন্ত্যেষাং চ বাঞ্ছিতম্ ॥ ১১৯ ॥

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