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 8.2.376

अन्ये ऽपि ते ऽमी असुरा वयस्या अस्यैव जाताः खलु बान्धवाश् च ।
यः शम्बराख्यश् च महासुरो ऽभूत् सैषो ऽद्य जातः सचिवः प्रहस्तः ॥ ३७६ ॥

anye 'pi te 'mī asurā vayasyā asyaiva jātāḥ khalu bāndhavāś ca |
yaḥ śambarākhyaś ca mahāsuro 'bhūt saiṣo 'dya jātaḥ sacivaḥ prahastaḥ || 376 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.376 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 (8.2.376). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anya, Api, Tad, Yushmad, Amin, Adah, Asura, Vayasya, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Jata, Khalu, Bandhava, Yah, Shambara, Mahasura, Adya, Jatri, Saciva, Prahasta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.376). 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: “anye 'pi te 'mī asurā vayasyā asyaiva jātāḥ khalu bāndhavāś ca
  • anye' -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • amī -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • asurā* -
  • asura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    asurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vayasyā* -
  • vayasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vayasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • asyai -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative passive first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • jātāḥ -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bāndhavāś -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “yaḥ śambarākhyaś ca mahāsuro 'bhūt saiṣo 'dya jātaḥ sacivaḥ prahastaḥ
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śambarā -
  • śambara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akhyaś -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāsuro' -
  • mahāsura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • sai -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiṣo' -
  • eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jātaḥ -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • sacivaḥ -
  • saciva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prahastaḥ -
  • prahasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.376

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 8.2.376 in Bengali sript:
অন্যে ঽপি তে ঽমী অসুরা বযস্যা অস্যৈব জাতাঃ খলু বান্ধবাশ্ চ ।
যঃ শম্বরাখ্যশ্ চ মহাসুরো ঽভূত্ সৈষো ঽদ্য জাতঃ সচিবঃ প্রহস্তঃ ॥ ৩৭৬ ॥

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