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 12.13.27

प्रविश्यायतनं तस्याः प्रणम्य च विभाव्य च ।
ताम् अष्टादशदोर्दण्डखण्डितोच्चण्डदानवाम् ॥ २७ ॥

praviśyāyatanaṃ tasyāḥ praṇamya ca vibhāvya ca |
tām aṣṭādaśadordaṇḍakhaṇḍitoccaṇḍadānavām || 27 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.13.27 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 (12.13.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pravishya, Tana, Prana, Vibhavya, Ashtadasha, Ashtadashan, Dordanda, Khandita, Uccanda, Danava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.13.27). 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: “praviśyāyatanaṃ tasyāḥ praṇamya ca vibhāvya ca
  • praviśyāya -
  • praviśya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    praviśya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tanam -
  • tana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasyāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • praṇam -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhāvya -
  • vibhāvya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vibhāvya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tām aṣṭādaśadordaṇḍakhaṇḍitoccaṇḍadānavām
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • aṣṭādaśa -
  • aṣṭādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dordaṇḍa -
  • dordaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khaṇḍito -
  • khaṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khaṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √khaṇḍ]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √khaṇḍ]
    khaṇḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [nominative single from √khaṇḍ]
    khaṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • uccaṇḍa -
  • uccaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uccaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dānavā -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.13.27

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 12.13.27 in Bengali sript:
প্রবিশ্যাযতনং তস্যাঃ প্রণম্য চ বিভাব্য চ ।
তাম্ অষ্টাদশদোর্দণ্ডখণ্ডিতোচ্চণ্ডদানবাম্ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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