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 8.2.152

स्वर्गाद् अप्य् अधिके तत्र सर्वे ते ददृशुर् बलिम् ।
आमुक्तहारमुकुटं वृतं दितिजदानवैः ॥ १५२ ॥

svargād apy adhike tatra sarve te dadṛśur balim |
āmuktahāramukuṭaṃ vṛtaṃ ditijadānavaiḥ || 152 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.152 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 (8.2.152). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhika, Tatra, Sarva, Tad, Yushmad, Bali, Amukta, Haram, Hara, Uksh, Uta, Vrit, Vrita, Ditija, Danava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.152). 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: “svargād apy adhike tatra sarve te dadṛśur balim
  • svargād -
  • Cannot analyse apy*ad
  • adhike -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • dadṛśur -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • balim -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “āmuktahāramukuṭaṃ vṛtaṃ ditijadānavaiḥ
  • āmukta -
  • āmukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āmukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hāram -
  • hāram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    hāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uṭam -
  • uṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vṛtam -
  • vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • ditija -
  • ditija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dānavaiḥ -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.152

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 8.2.152 in Bengali sript:
স্বর্গাদ্ অপ্য্ অধিকে তত্র সর্বে তে দদৃশুর্ বলিম্ ।
আমুক্তহারমুকুটং বৃতং দিতিজদানবৈঃ ॥ ১৫২ ॥

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