The Kathá Sarit Ságara; or, Ocean of the Streams of Story by Somadeva Bhatta
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"The Kathá Sarit Ságara; or, Ocean of the Streams of Story" by Somadeva Bhatta is a collection of Indian legends and folk tales written in the 11th century. This vast work contains approximately 22,000 verses organized into 350 interconnected tales. The frame story follows Prince Naravahanadatta's adventures, romances, and battles, but serves as a framework for countless nested stories. Originally adapted from a lost ancient work, these tales blend the miraculous and
the everyday, featuring gods, demons, celestial beings, and mortals whose fates intertwine through divine curses and earthly adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Somadeva Bhatta, active 11th century |
|---|---|
| Translator | Tawney, C. H. (Charles Henry), 1838-1922 |
| Title | The Kathá Sarit Ságara; or, Ocean of the Streams of Story |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathasaritsagara |
| Credits |
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PK: Language and Literatures: Indo-Iranian literatures |
| Subject | Tales -- India |
| Subject | India -- Social life and customs |
| Subject | Hindu mythology |
| Subject | Folk literature -- Themes, motives |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 40588 |
| Release Date | Aug 26, 2012 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2673 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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