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 8.7.119

उच्चैःश्रवसम् इन्द्राय मृतसंजीवनं हयम् ।
प्रबलश् च शरीरं स्वं सुरेभ्यः कथम् अर्पयेत् ॥ ११९ ॥

uccaiḥśravasam indrāya mṛtasaṃjīvanaṃ hayam |
prabalaś ca śarīraṃ svaṃ surebhyaḥ katham arpayet || 119 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.7.119 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 (8.7.119). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uccaihshravas, Uccaihshravasa, Indra, Mritasanjivana, Haya, Prabala, Sharira, Sva, Sura, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.7.119). 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: “uccaiḥśravasam indrāya mṛtasaṃjīvanaṃ hayam
  • uccaiḥśravasam -
  • uccaiḥśravasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uccaiḥśravas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • indrāya -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • mṛtasañjīvanam -
  • mṛtasañjīvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛtasañjīvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mṛtasañjīvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hayam -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “prabalaś ca śarīraṃ svaṃ surebhyaḥ katham arpayet
  • prabalaś -
  • prabala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarīram -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • surebhyaḥ -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • arpayet -
  • (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.7.119

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 8.7.119 in Bengali sript:
উচ্চৈঃশ্রবসম্ ইন্দ্রায মৃতসংজীবনং হযম্ ।
প্রবলশ্ চ শরীরং স্বং সুরেভ্যঃ কথম্ অর্পযেত্ ॥ ১১৯ ॥

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