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 8.3.215

किं च प्रभासेन समो नान्यः शौर्यप्रभाववान् ।
अस्ति प्राग्जन्मसुकृतैर् एतदीया च सा गुहा ॥ २१५ ॥

kiṃ ca prabhāsena samo nānyaḥ śauryaprabhāvavān |
asti prāgjanmasukṛtair etadīyā ca sā guhā || 215 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.215 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 (8.3.215). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Prabhasa, Sama, Shaurya, Prabhavavat, Asti, Pragjanman, Krita, Etadiya, Guha, Guh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.215). 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: “kiṃ ca prabhāsena samo nānyaḥ śauryaprabhāvavān
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhāsena -
  • prabhāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prabhāsa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • samo* -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nānya -
  • na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śaurya -
  • śaurya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhāvavān -
  • prabhāvavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “asti prāgjanmasukṛtair etadīyā ca guhā
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • prāgjanmasu -
  • prāgjanman (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kṛtair -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • etadīyā -
  • etadīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • guhā -
  • guhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    guh (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    guhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.215

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 8.3.215 in Bengali sript:
কিং চ প্রভাসেন সমো নান্যঃ শৌর্যপ্রভাববান্ ।
অস্তি প্রাগ্জন্মসুকৃতৈর্ এতদীযা চ সা গুহা ॥ ২১৫ ॥

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