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 14.2.85

तेनोद्वाहविधिं युक्त्या प्रौढा सा निरवर्तयत् ।
संकल्पैकप्रधाना हि दिव्यानामखिलाः क्रियाः ॥ ८५ ॥

tenodvāhavidhiṃ yuktyā prauḍhā sā niravartayat |
saṃkalpaikapradhānā hi divyānāmakhilāḥ kriyāḥ || 85 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 14.2.85 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 (14.2.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tena, Udvahavidhi, Yuktya, Yukti, Praudha, Nirava, Rita, Yat, Yad, Sankalpa, Aika, Pradhana, Divya, Akhila, Kriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 14.2.85). 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: “tenodvāhavidhiṃ yuktyā prauḍhā niravartayat
  • teno -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • udvāhavidhim -
  • udvāhavidhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    udvāhavidhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yuktyā -
  • yuktyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuktyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prauḍhā -
  • prauḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • niravar -
  • nirava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃkalpaikapradhānā hi divyānāmakhilāḥ kriyāḥ
  • saṅkalpai -
  • saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkalpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aika -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradhānā* -
  • pradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pradhānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • divyānām -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • akhilāḥ -
  • akhila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    akhilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kriyāḥ -
  • kriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [benedictive active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 14.2.85

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 14.2.85 in Bengali sript:
তেনোদ্বাহবিধিং যুক্ত্যা প্রৌঢা সা নিরবর্তযত্ ।
সংকল্পৈকপ্রধানা হি দিব্যানামখিলাঃ ক্রিযাঃ ॥ ৮৫ ॥

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