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 12.2.16

तस्य नित्यानुरक्तैका प्रदीप्ततरतेजसः ।
भार्या वह्नेरिव स्वाहा बभूव सुरतप्रभा ॥ १६ ॥

tasya nityānuraktaikā pradīptataratejasaḥ |
bhāryā vahneriva svāhā babhūva surataprabhā || 16 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.16 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 (12.2.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Nitya, Akta, Aika, Pradipta, Tarat, Sah, Bharya, Vahni, Iva, Svaha, Surataprabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.16). 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: “tasya nityānuraktaikā pradīptataratejasaḥ
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nityān -
  • nitya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ur -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • aktai -
  • akta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikā -
  • aikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pradīpta -
  • pradīpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradīpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tarate -
  • tṝ -> tarat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
    tṝ -> tarat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
  • ja -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhāryā vahneriva svāhā babhūva surataprabhā
  • bhāryā* -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
  • vahner -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • svāhā* -
  • svāhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    svāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • surataprabhā -
  • surataprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.16

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 12.2.16 in Bengali sript:
তস্য নিত্যানুরক্তৈকা প্রদীপ্ততরতেজসঃ ।
ভার্যা বহ্নেরিব স্বাহা বভূব সুরতপ্রভা ॥ ১৬ ॥

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