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 17.2.29

द्वन्द्वयुद्धेषु देवानां संप्रवृत्तेष्व् अथासुरैः ।
शक्रं विद्युत्प्रभो ऽप्य् आगाद् विद्युद्ध्वजपिता क्रुधा ॥ २९ ॥

dvandvayuddheṣu devānāṃ saṃpravṛtteṣv athāsuraiḥ |
śakraṃ vidyutprabho 'py āgād vidyuddhvajapitā krudhā || 29 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.2.29 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 (17.2.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvandvayuddha, Deva, Atha, Asura, Shakra, Aga, Vidyuddhvaja, Pitri, Krudh, Krudha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.2.29). 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: “dvandvayuddheṣu devānāṃ saṃpravṛtteṣv athāsuraiḥ
  • dvandvayuddheṣu -
  • dvandvayuddha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse sampravṛtteṣv*at
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asuraiḥ -
  • asura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    asura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “śakraṃ vidyutprabho 'py āgād vidyuddhvajapitā krudhā
  • śakram -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse vidyutprabho'py*āg
  • āgā -
  • āgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vidyuddhvaja -
  • vidyuddhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • krudhā -
  • krudh (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    krudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.2.29

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 17.2.29 in Bengali sript:
দ্বন্দ্বযুদ্ধেষু দেবানাং সংপ্রবৃত্তেষ্ব্ অথাসুরৈঃ ।
শক্রং বিদ্যুত্প্রভো ঽপ্য্ আগাদ্ বিদ্যুদ্ধ্বজপিতা ক্রুধা ॥ ২৯ ॥

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