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 8.5.101

अथ ताञ् श्रुतशर्मादीन् मिलितान् आहवे बहून् ।
दृष्ट्वा सूर्यप्रभो ऽन्यान् स्वान् प्रभासाद्यनुपोषणे ॥ १०१ ॥

atha tāñ śrutaśarmādīn militān āhave bahūn |
dṛṣṭvā sūryaprabho 'nyān svān prabhāsādyanupoṣaṇe || 101 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.5.101 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 (8.5.101). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Shrutasharman, Adi, Milita, Ahava, Bahu, Suryaprabha, Sva, Prabhasa, Yat, Uposhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.5.101). 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: “atha tāñ śrutaśarmādīn militān āhave bahūn
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tāñ -
  • śrutaśarmā -
  • śrutaśarman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ādīn -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • militān -
  • milita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mil -> milita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √mil class 6 verb]
  • āhave -
  • āhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bahūn -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā sūryaprabho 'nyān svān prabhāsādyanupoṣaṇe
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • sūryaprabho' -
  • sūryaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyān -
  • svān -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prabhāsād -
  • prabhāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prabhāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • upoṣaṇe -
  • upoṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.5.101

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 8.5.101 in Bengali sript:
অথ তাঞ্ শ্রুতশর্মাদীন্ মিলিতান্ আহবে বহূন্ ।
দৃষ্ট্বা সূর্যপ্রভো ঽন্যান্ স্বান্ প্রভাসাদ্যনুপোষণে ॥ ১০১ ॥

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