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 12.34.141

क्षणाच् च दुरमाकृष्य विधिनेव बलीयसा ।
वातेन तस्या वहनं हन्यमानमभज्यत ॥ १४१ ॥

kṣaṇāc ca duramākṛṣya vidhineva balīyasā |
vātena tasyā vahanaṃ hanyamānamabhajyata || 141 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.34.141 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 (12.34.141). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshanat, Kshana, Dur, Dura, Akrishya, Vidhi, Iva, Baliyas, Baliyasa, Vata, Vahana, Hanyamana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.34.141). 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: “kṣaṇāc ca duramākṛṣya vidhineva balīyasā
  • kṣaṇāc -
  • kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duram -
  • dura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dur (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ākṛṣya -
  • ākṛṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākṛṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhine -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • balīyasā -
  • balīyas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    balīyas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    balīyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vātena tasyā vahanaṃ hanyamānamabhajyata
  • vātena -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vāta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
  • tasyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vahanam -
  • vahana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vahana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vahanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hanyamānam -
  • hanyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hanyamāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hanyamānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han -> hanyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hanyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]
  • abhajyata -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third single]
    bhañj (verb class 7)
    [imperfect passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.34.141

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 12.34.141 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষণাচ্ চ দুরমাকৃষ্য বিধিনেব বলীযসা ।
বাতেন তস্যা বহনং হন্যমানমভজ্যত ॥ ১৪১ ॥

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