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 2.4.120

दृष्टरामप्रभावः सन्सो ऽपि राजा विभीषणः ।
मानुषागमनाद्भीतो राक्षसं तमभाषत ॥ १२० ॥

dṛṣṭarāmaprabhāvaḥ sanso 'pi rājā vibhīṣaṇaḥ |
mānuṣāgamanādbhīto rākṣasaṃ tamabhāṣata || 120 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.4.120 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 (2.4.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drishta, Rama, Prabhava, Sat, Sah, Api, Raja, Vibhishana, Manusha, Agamana, Bhita, Rakshasa, Tama, Bhasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.4.120). 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: “dṛṣṭarāmaprabhāvaḥ sanso 'pi rājā vibhīṣaṇaḥ
  • dṛṣṭa -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • rāma -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • prabhāvaḥ -
  • prabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • san -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vibhīṣaṇaḥ -
  • vibhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mānuṣāgamanādbhīto rākṣasaṃ tamabhāṣata
  • mānuṣā -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mānuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āgamanād -
  • āgamana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhīto* -
  • bhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rākṣasam -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāṣa -
  • bhāṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.4.120

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 2.4.120 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্টরামপ্রভাবঃ সন্সো ঽপি রাজা বিভীষণঃ ।
মানুষাগমনাদ্ভীতো রাক্ষসং তমভাষত ॥ ১২০ ॥

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