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 17.3.69

पञ्चविंशे दिने क्षीणप्राययोः सैन्ययोर् द्वयोः ।
प्रधानद्वन्द्वयुद्धेषु प्रवृत्तेष्व् अत्र संगरे ॥ ६९ ॥

pañcaviṃśe dine kṣīṇaprāyayoḥ sainyayor dvayoḥ |
pradhānadvandvayuddheṣu pravṛtteṣv atra saṃgare || 69 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.3.69 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 (17.3.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pancavimsha, Dina, Kshina, Praya, Sainya, Dva, Dvayu, Pradhana, Dvandvayuddha, Atra, Sangara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.3.69). 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: “pañcaviṃśe dine kṣīṇaprāyayoḥ sainyayor dvayoḥ
  • pañcaviṃśe -
  • pañcaviṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pañcaviṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dine -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṣīṇa -
  • kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • prāyayoḥ -
  • prāya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • sainyayor -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • dvayoḥ -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvayu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvayu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “pradhānadvandvayuddheṣu pravṛtteṣv atra saṃgare
  • pradhāna -
  • pradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradhāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvandvayuddheṣu -
  • dvandvayuddha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse pravṛtteṣv*at
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgare -
  • saṅgara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅgara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.3.69

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 17.3.69 in Bengali sript:
পঞ্চবিংশে দিনে ক্ষীণপ্রাযযোঃ সৈন্যযোর্ দ্বযোঃ ।
প্রধানদ্বন্দ্বযুদ্ধেষু প্রবৃত্তেষ্ব্ অত্র সংগরে ॥ ৬৯ ॥

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