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 8.3.78

सूर्यप्रभाक्षयं तूणरत्नं सिद्धम् इदं तव ।
तद्गृहाणैतद् इत्य् उच्चैर् दिव्या वाग् उदभूत् तदा ॥ ७८ ॥

sūryaprabhākṣayaṃ tūṇaratnaṃ siddham idaṃ tava |
tadgṛhāṇaitad ity uccair divyā vāg udabhūt tadā || 78 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.78 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 (8.3.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suryaprabha, Akshaya, Tuna, Ratna, Siddha, Idam, Yushmad, Tad, Tat, Etad, Uccaih, Ucca, Divi, Divya, Vac, Uda, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.78). 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: “sūryaprabhākṣayaṃ tūṇaratnaṃ siddham idaṃ tava
  • sūryaprabhā -
  • sūryaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūryaprabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūryaprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣayam -
  • akṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣi (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    kṣi (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • tūṇa -
  • tūṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratnam -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ratnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • siddham -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    siddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    siddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “tadgṛhāṇaitad ity uccair divyā vāg udabhūt tadā
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gṛhāṇai -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [imperative active second single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse ity*uc
  • uccair -
  • uccaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ucca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • divyā* -
  • divī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    divya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vāg -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • uda -
  • uda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.78

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 8.3.78 in Bengali sript:
সূর্যপ্রভাক্ষযং তূণরত্নং সিদ্ধম্ ইদং তব ।
তদ্গৃহাণৈতদ্ ইত্য্ উচ্চৈর্ দিব্যা বাগ্ উদভূত্ তদা ॥ ৭৮ ॥

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