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 8.3.76

तेषां प्रहसताम् एव गत्वा सूर्यप्रभेण सः ।
स्तिमितास्यो गृहीतश् च कृष्टश् चाजगरो बिलात् ॥ ७६ ॥

teṣāṃ prahasatām eva gatvā sūryaprabheṇa saḥ |
stimitāsyo gṛhītaś ca kṛṣṭaś cājagaro bilāt || 76 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.76 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 (8.3.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Prahasat, Eva, Suryaprabha, Sah, Stimita, Asi, Grihitri, Grihita, Krishta, Ajagara, Bila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.76). 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: “teṣāṃ prahasatām eva gatvā sūryaprabheṇa saḥ
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • prahasatām -
  • prahasat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prahasat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • sūryaprabheṇa -
  • sūryaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sūryaprabha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “stimitāsyo gṛhītaś ca kṛṣṭaś cājagaro bilāt
  • stimitā -
  • stimita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stimita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stimitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    stim -> stimita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √stim class 4 verb]
    stim -> stimita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √stim class 4 verb]
    stim -> stimitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √stim class 4 verb]
  • asyo* -
  • asī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • gṛhītaś -
  • gṛhītṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    gṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛṣṭaś -
  • kṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛṣ -> kṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajagaro* -
  • ajagara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bilāt -
  • bila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.76

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 8.3.76 in Bengali sript:
তেষাং প্রহসতাম্ এব গত্বা সূর্যপ্রভেণ সঃ ।
স্তিমিতাস্যো গৃহীতশ্ চ কৃষ্টশ্ চাজগরো বিলাত্ ॥ ৭৬ ॥

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