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 12.8.85

सङ्ग्रामवर्धनाख्यस्य तस्याप्य् अस्ति जगत्त्रये ।
रत्नं पद्मावती नाम कन्या प्राणाधिकप्रिया ॥ ८४ ॥

saṅgrāmavardhanākhyasya tasyāpy asti jagattraye |
ratnaṃ padmāvatī nāma kanyā prāṇādhikapriyā || 84 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.85 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 (12.8.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sangramavardhana, Akhya, Asti, Jagattraya, Ratna, Padmavati, Naman, Kani, Kanya, Pranadhika, Pri, Priya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.85). 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: “saṅgrāmavardhanākhyasya tasyāpy asti jagattraye
  • saṅgrāmavardhanā -
  • saṅgrāmavardhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ākhyasya -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse tasyāpy*as
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • jagattraye -
  • jagattraya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “ratnaṃ padmāvatī nāma kanyā prāṇādhikapriyā
  • ratnam -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ratnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • padmāvatī -
  • padmāvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kanyā -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāṇādhika -
  • prāṇādhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇādhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • priyā -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.85

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 12.8.85 in Bengali sript:
সঙ্গ্রামবর্ধনাখ্যস্য তস্যাপ্য্ অস্তি জগত্ত্রযে ।
রত্নং পদ্মাবতী নাম কন্যা প্রাণাধিকপ্রিযা ॥ ৮৪ ॥

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