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 8.1.179

आसीत्सूर्यप्रभश् चात्र विलसद्धनयौवनः ।
प्रावृट्कालो यथा विद्युन्मालया शोभितस्तया ॥ १७९ ॥

āsītsūryaprabhaś cātra vilasaddhanayauvanaḥ |
prāvṛṭkālo yathā vidyunmālayā śobhitastayā || 179 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.1.179 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 (8.1.179). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suryaprabha, Vilasat, Hana, Pravritkala, Yatha, Vidyunmala, Shobhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.1.179). 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: “āsītsūryaprabhaś cātra vilasaddhanayauvanaḥ
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sūryaprabhaś -
  • sūryaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vilasaddh -
  • vilasat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vilasat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hanayau -
  • hanā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • auvan -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “prāvṛṭkālo yathā vidyunmālayā śobhitastayā
  • prāvṛṭkālo* -
  • prāvṛṭkāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vidyunmālayā -
  • vidyunmālā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śobhitas -
  • śobhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [nominative single from √śubh]
  • tayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.1.179

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 8.1.179 in Bengali sript:
আসীত্সূর্যপ্রভশ্ চাত্র বিলসদ্ধনযৌবনঃ ।
প্রাবৃট্কালো যথা বিদ্যুন্মালযা শোভিতস্তযা ॥ ১৭৯ ॥

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