Kathasaritsagara
Sanskrit 11th-century collection of Indian legends, fairy tales and folk tales
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Kathasaritsagara
Summary
Kathasaritsagara is a literary work[1]. Kathasaritsagara ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Kathasaritsagara authored Somadeva[3].
- Kathasaritsagara's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
- Kathasaritsagara's Commons category is recorded as Kathasaritsagara[5].
- Kathasaritsagara's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit[6].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Kathāpīṭha[7].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Kathāmukha[8].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Lāvānaka[9].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Naravāhanadattajanana[10].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Caturdārikā[11].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Madanamañcukā[12].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Ratnaprabhā[13].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Sūryaprabha[14].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Alaṅkāravatī[15].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Śaktiyaśas[16].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Velā[17].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Śaśāṅkavatī[18].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Madirāvatī[19].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Pañca[20].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Mahābhiṣeka[21].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Suratamañjarī[22].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Padmāvatī[23].
- Kathasaritsagara comprises Viṣamaśīla[24].
- Kathasaritsagara's has edition or translation is recorded as Katha-sarit-sagar (Part 1)[25].
- Kathasaritsagara's has edition or translation is recorded as The Kathá sarit ságara; or, Ocean of the streams of story[26].
- Kathasaritsagara's has edition or translation is recorded as The ocean of story, being C. H. Tawney's translation of Somadeva's Katha sarit sagara (or Ocean of streams of story)[27].
Body
Authorship and Creation
Kathasaritsagara authored Somadeva[3].
Publication
Kathasaritsagara's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit[6].
Why It Matters
Kathasaritsagara ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).[2] Kathasaritsagara has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Kathasaritsagara is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]