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 8.1.28

राजन्विद्याधरेशानां चक्रवर्ती त्रिशूलिना ।
अयं विनिर्मितो भावी पुत्रः सूर्यप्रभस्तव ॥ २८ ॥

rājanvidyādhareśānāṃ cakravartī triśūlinā |
ayaṃ vinirmito bhāvī putraḥ sūryaprabhastava || 28 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.1.28 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 (8.1.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rajan, Rajat, Vidyadhara, Isha, Ishana, Cakravartin, Cakravarti, Trishulin, Aya, Idam, Vinirmita, Bhavin, Bhavi, Putra, Suryaprabha, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.1.28). 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: “rājanvidyādhareśānāṃ cakravartī triśūlinā
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • vidyādhare -
  • vidyādhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vidyādhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vidyādharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īśānām -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    īśā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    īśānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īś -> īśānā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √īś class 2 verb]
  • cakravartī -
  • cakravartī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    cakravartī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    cakravartin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • triśūlinā -
  • triśūlin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “ayaṃ vinirmito bhāvī putraḥ sūryaprabhastava
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vinirmito* -
  • vinirmita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhāvī -
  • bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhāvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putraḥ -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sūryaprabhas -
  • sūryaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.1.28

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 8.1.28 in Bengali sript:
রাজন্বিদ্যাধরেশানাং চক্রবর্তী ত্রিশূলিনা ।
অযং বিনির্মিতো ভাবী পুত্রঃ সূর্যপ্রভস্তব ॥ ২৮ ॥

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