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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 8.4.54
शान्ते तुमुलसङ्ग्रामे निहतासंख्यसैनिके ।
लक्ष्यमाणे विभागे च शनैः स्वपरसैन्ययोः ॥ ५४ ॥
śānte tumulasaṅgrāme nihatāsaṃkhyasainike |
lakṣyamāṇe vibhāge ca śanaiḥ svaparasainyayoḥ || 54 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.4.54 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 (8.4.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shanta, Shanti, Tumula, Sangrama, Nihata, Asankhya, Sainika, Lakshyamana, Vibhaga, Shanaih, Shana, Svapara, Sainya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.4.54). 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: “śānte tumulasaṅgrāme nihatāsaṃkhyasainike ”
- śānte -
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śānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]śānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śānti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]śānti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb]
- tumula -
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tumula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tumula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅgrāme -
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saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- nihatā -
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nihata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nihata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nihatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asaṅkhya -
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asaṅkhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asaṅkhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sainike -
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sainika (noun, masculine)[locative single]sainika (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sainikā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “lakṣyamāṇe vibhāge ca śanaiḥ svaparasainyayoḥ ”
- lakṣyamāṇe -
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√lakṣ -> lakṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣyamāṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [locative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣyamāṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- vibhāge -
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vibhāga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śanaiḥ -
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śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- svapara -
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svapara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svapara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sainyayoḥ -
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sainya (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sainya (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sainyā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.4.54
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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Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)
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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Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)
[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.
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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.
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.4.54 in Bengali sript:
শান্তে তুমুলসঙ্গ্রামে নিহতাসংখ্যসৈনিকে ।
লক্ষ্যমাণে বিভাগে চ শনৈঃ স্বপরসৈন্যযোঃ ॥ ৫৪ ॥