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 12.7.241

तां च हंसावलीं तत्र प्रविष्टाः स्वमहत्तराः ।
प्रातरन्तःपुरे ऽद्राक्षुर्युक्तां संभोगलक्षणैः ॥ २४१ ॥

tāṃ ca haṃsāvalīṃ tatra praviṣṭāḥ svamahattarāḥ |
prātarantaḥpure 'drākṣuryuktāṃ saṃbhogalakṣaṇaiḥ || 241 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.7.241 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 (12.7.241). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hamsavali, Tatra, Pravishta, Sva, Tara, Taras, Prataranta, Pur, Pura, Puri, Yukta, Sambhoga, Lakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.7.241). 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: “tāṃ ca haṃsāvalīṃ tatra praviṣṭāḥ svamahattarāḥ
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • haṃsāvalīm -
  • haṃsāvalī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • praviṣṭāḥ -
  • praviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    praviṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ahat -
  • has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • tarāḥ -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    taras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prātarantaḥpure 'drākṣuryuktāṃ saṃbhogalakṣaṇaiḥ
  • prātarantaḥ -
  • prātaranta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pure' -
  • pur (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • adrākṣur -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • yuktām -
  • yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • sambhoga -
  • sambhoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sambhoga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇaiḥ -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.7.241

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 12.7.241 in Bengali sript:
তাং চ হংসাবলীং তত্র প্রবিষ্টাঃ স্বমহত্তরাঃ ।
প্রাতরন্তঃপুরে ঽদ্রাক্ষুর্যুক্তাং সংভোগলক্ষণৈঃ ॥ ২৪১ ॥

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