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 12.5.237

पुरा शुकानां राजाभूद्विन्ध्याद्रौ सुगतांशजः ।
प्राग्जन्माभ्यस्तशीलाढ्यो नाम्ना हेमप्रभो वशी ॥ २३७ ॥

purā śukānāṃ rājābhūdvindhyādrau sugatāṃśajaḥ |
prāgjanmābhyastaśīlāḍhyo nāmnā hemaprabho vaśī || 237 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.237 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 (12.5.237). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pura, Pur, Shuka, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Vindhyadri, Sugata, Sha, Pragjanman, Abhyasta, Shiladhya, Namna, Naman, Hemaprabha, Vashi, Vashin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.237). 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: “purā śukānāṃ rājābhūdvindhyādrau sugatāṃśajaḥ
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śukānām -
  • śuka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śuka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • rājā -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • vindhyādrau -
  • vindhyādri (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sugatāṃ -
  • sugatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śa -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prāgjanmābhyastaśīlāḍhyo nāmnā hemaprabho vaśī
  • prāgjanmā -
  • prāgjanman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • abhyasta -
  • abhyasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śīlāḍhyo* -
  • śīlāḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • hemaprabho* -
  • hemaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaśī -
  • vaśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vaśi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vaśi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vaśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.237

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 12.5.237 in Bengali sript:
পুরা শুকানাং রাজাভূদ্বিন্ধ্যাদ্রৌ সুগতাংশজঃ ।
প্রাগ্জন্মাভ্যস্তশীলাঢ্যো নাম্না হেমপ্রভো বশী ॥ ২৩৭ ॥

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