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 8.1.98

स तस्माच्छ्रुतसंदेशो रम्भश्चन्द्रप्रभं नृपम् ।
प्राह काञ्चिश्वरो राजा कुम्भीराख्यो ऽस्ति मे ऽग्रजः ॥ ९८ ॥

sa tasmācchrutasaṃdeśo rambhaścandraprabhaṃ nṛpam |
prāha kāñciśvaro rājā kumbhīrākhyo 'sti me 'grajaḥ || 98 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.1.98 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 (8.1.98). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Shruta, Sandesha, Rambha, Candraprabha, Nripa, Praha, Kanci, Shvara, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Kumbhira, Asti, Asmad, Agraja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.1.98). 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: “sa tasmācchrutasaṃdeśo rambhaścandraprabhaṃ nṛpam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmācch -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • śruta -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • sandeśo* -
  • sandeśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rambhaś -
  • rambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • candraprabham -
  • candraprabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    candraprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nṛpam -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prāha kāñciśvaro rājā kumbhīrākhyo 'sti me 'grajaḥ
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāñci -
  • kāñci (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāñci (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kāñci (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kāñcī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • śvaro* -
  • śvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kumbhīrā -
  • kumbhīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akhyo' -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active second single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • me' -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • agrajaḥ -
  • agraja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.1.98

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 8.1.98 in Bengali sript:
স তস্মাচ্ছ্রুতসংদেশো রম্ভশ্চন্দ্রপ্রভং নৃপম্ ।
প্রাহ কাঞ্চিশ্বরো রাজা কুম্ভীরাখ্যো ঽস্তি মে ঽগ্রজঃ ॥ ৯৮ ॥

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