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 8.3.210

महाप्रभावाः सप्तैताः सिद्धाः सूर्यप्रभाद्य ते ।
ओषध्य इति तत्कालं गगनाद् उदगाद् वचः ॥ २१० ॥

mahāprabhāvāḥ saptaitāḥ siddhāḥ sūryaprabhādya te |
oṣadhya iti tatkālaṃ gaganād udagād vacaḥ || 210 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.210 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 (8.3.210). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahaprabhava, Sapta, Saptan, Eta, Esha, Siddha, Suryaprabha, Tad, Yushmad, Oshadhi, Iti, Tatkala, Gagana, Udak, Udac, Vaca, Vacas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.210). 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: “mahāprabhāvāḥ saptaitāḥ siddhāḥ sūryaprabhādya te
  • mahāprabhāvāḥ -
  • mahāprabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāprabhāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saptai -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • etāḥ -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • siddhāḥ -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    siddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • sūryaprabhād -
  • sūryaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sūryaprabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “oṣadhya iti tatkālaṃ gaganād udagād vacaḥ
  • oṣadhya* -
  • oṣadhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tatkālam -
  • tatkāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tatkāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tatkālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gaganād -
  • gagana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • udag -
  • udak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    udac (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    udac (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ād -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.210

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 8.3.210 in Bengali sript:
মহাপ্রভাবাঃ সপ্তৈতাঃ সিদ্ধাঃ সূর্যপ্রভাদ্য তে ।
ওষধ্য ইতি তত্কালং গগনাদ্ উদগাদ্ বচঃ ॥ ২১০ ॥

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