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Suno Katha

The Ocean of Stories

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Somadeva

Reference translation: C. H. Tawney (1880–84)

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Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)

The Ocean of Stories

The Ocean of Stories brings together 124 books in one digital series. Explore the individual stories, their characters and themes below. A series purchase includes every listed book as it is released, with available narration. Reading ages, translations and audio readiness are specific to each book; previews and titles in preparation are labelled separately.

Book overview

Eighteen lambakas, 124 tarangas. The Ocean of Stories brings together 124 books in one digital series. Explore the individual stories, their characters and themes below. A series purchase includes every listed book as it is released, with available narration. Reading ages, translations and audio readiness are specific to each book; previews and titles in preparation are labelled separately.

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Folk tales Wisdom & cleverness King Vikram Hindu The Ocean of Stories Folk Tales of India

Characters in this series

King Vikram

What it teaches

Wisdom & cleverness

These are themes recorded for the included books. Explore each edition for its own learning and discussion questions; the series does not have one shared moral.

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From the Suno Katha catalogue

Reading age: See each book’s reading age
Inside this edition: 124 books included
Story languages: See availability below
Edition status: Available

SKU: SK-COLLECTION-KATHASARITSAGARA

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Reading age: Varies by book
Story length: 124 books included
Languages: 23 languages
Publisher / imprint: Suno Katha
Edition status: In preparation
Print dimensions: Print edition pending
ISBN: Not recorded

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English · Hindi · Bengali · Marathi · Telugu · Tamil · Gujarati · Urdu · Kannada · Odia · Malayalam · Punjabi · Assamese · Maithili · Sanskrit · Nepali · Sindhi · Konkani · Dogri · Manipuri · Bodo · Santali · Kashmiri

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Publisher / imprint: Suno Katha
Edition status: In preparation
Publication date: Not yet published
Languages: 23 languages
Story length: 124 books included
Reading age: Varies by book
Original source work: Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)
ISBN-10: Not recorded
ISBN-13: Not recorded
Print length: Print edition pending
Print dimensions: Print edition pending
Item weight: Print edition pending
SKU: SK-COLLECTION-KATHASARITSAGARA

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One series · 124 books

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Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)

Somadeva; 18 lambakas, 124 tarangas

Reference translation: C. H. Tawney (1880–84)

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What it teaches

Did you know

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Books in this series

Kathapitha, taranga 1

Kathapitha, taranga 2

Kathapitha, taranga 3

Kathapitha, taranga 4

Kathapitha, taranga 5

Kathapitha, taranga 6

Kathapitha, taranga 7

Kathapitha, taranga 8

Kathamukha, taranga 1

Kathamukha, taranga 2

Kathamukha, taranga 3

Kathamukha, taranga 4

Kathamukha, taranga 5

Kathamukha, taranga 6

Lavanaka, taranga 1

Lavanaka, taranga 2

Lavanaka, taranga 3

Lavanaka, taranga 4

Lavanaka, taranga 5

Lavanaka, taranga 6

Naravahanadattajanana, taranga 1

Naravahanadattajanana, taranga 2

Naravahanadattajanana, taranga 3

Chaturdarika, taranga 1

Chaturdarika, taranga 2

Chaturdarika, taranga 3

Madanamanchuka, taranga 1

Madanamanchuka, taranga 2

Madanamanchuka, taranga 3

Madanamanchuka, taranga 4

Madanamanchuka, taranga 5

Madanamanchuka, taranga 6

Madanamanchuka, taranga 7

Madanamanchuka, taranga 8

Ratnaprabha, taranga 1

Ratnaprabha, taranga 2

Ratnaprabha, taranga 3

Ratnaprabha, taranga 4

Ratnaprabha, taranga 5

Ratnaprabha, taranga 6

Ratnaprabha, taranga 7

Ratnaprabha, taranga 8

Ratnaprabha, taranga 9

Suryaprabha, taranga 1

Suryaprabha, taranga 2

Suryaprabha, taranga 3

Suryaprabha, taranga 4

Suryaprabha, taranga 5

Suryaprabha, taranga 6

Suryaprabha, taranga 7

Alankaravati, taranga 1

Alankaravati, taranga 2

Alankaravati, taranga 3

Alankaravati, taranga 4

Alankaravati, taranga 5

Alankaravati, taranga 6

Saktiyasas, taranga 1

Saktiyasas, taranga 2

Saktiyasas, taranga 3

Saktiyasas, taranga 4

Saktiyasas, taranga 5

Saktiyasas, taranga 6

Saktiyasas, taranga 7

Saktiyasas, taranga 8

Saktiyasas, taranga 9

Saktiyasas, taranga 10

Vela, taranga 1

Sasankavati, taranga 1

Sasankavati, taranga 2

Sasankavati, taranga 3

Sasankavati, taranga 4

Sasankavati, taranga 5