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 12.7.282

मिलतः स्म च तौ सैन्यजलधी पूर्वपश्चिमौ ।
प्रावर्तत च शूराणामाहवप्रलयो महान् ॥ २८२ ॥

milataḥ sma ca tau sainyajaladhī pūrvapaścimau |
prāvartata ca śūrāṇāmāhavapralayo mahān || 282 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.7.282 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 (12.7.282). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Milat, Sma, Sainya, Jaladhi, Purvapashcima, Prava, Rita, Shura, Ahava, Pralaya, Maha, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.7.282). 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: “milataḥ sma ca tau sainyajaladhī pūrvapaścimau
  • milataḥ -
  • milat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    milat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mil -> milat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √mil class 6 verb], [ablative single from √mil class 6 verb], [genitive single from √mil class 6 verb]
    mil -> milat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √mil class 6 verb], [genitive single from √mil class 6 verb]
    mil (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sainya -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaladhī -
  • jaladhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pūrvapaścimau -
  • pūrvapaścima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “prāvartata ca śūrāṇāmāhavapralayo mahān
  • prāvar -
  • prāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūrāṇām -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • āhava -
  • āhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pralayo* -
  • pralaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.7.282

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 12.7.282 in Bengali sript:
মিলতঃ স্ম চ তৌ সৈন্যজলধী পূর্বপশ্চিমৌ ।
প্রাবর্তত চ শূরাণামাহবপ্রলযো মহান্ ॥ ২৮২ ॥

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