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 12.36.158

तुमुलप्रोल्लसच्छब्दपिहितान्यरवश्रवः ।
चचाल स बलाम्भोधिस्तयोर् गम्भीरभीषणः ॥ १५८ ॥

tumulaprollasacchabdapihitānyaravaśravaḥ |
cacāla sa balāmbhodhistayor gambhīrabhīṣaṇaḥ || 158 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.36.158 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 (12.36.158). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tumula, Pra, Ullasat, Shabda, Pihita, Arava, Shrava, Shravas, Bala, Bha, Bhu, Dhi, Tad, Gambhira, Bhishana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.36.158). 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: “tumulaprollasacchabdapihitānyaravaśravaḥ
  • tumula -
  • tumula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tumula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pro -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ullasacch -
  • ullasat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ullasat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śabda -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pihitānya -
  • pihita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • arava -
  • arava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śravaḥ -
  • śravas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śravas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śru (verb class 5)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • Line 2: “cacāla sa balāmbhodhistayor gambhīrabhīṣaṇaḥ
  • cacāla -
  • cal (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balām -
  • balā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bho -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • dhis -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tayor -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • gambhīra -
  • gambhīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gambhīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhīṣaṇaḥ -
  • bhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.36.158

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 12.36.158 in Bengali sript:
তুমুলপ্রোল্লসচ্ছব্দপিহিতান্যরবশ্রবঃ ।
চচাল স বলাম্ভোধিস্তযোর্ গম্ভীরভীষণঃ ॥ ১৫৮ ॥

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