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- Contents of Volume I.
- Contents of Vol. II.
- Translation Of the Kathá Sarit Ságara Or Ocean of the Streams of Story.
- Book I.
- Called Kathápíṭha
- Chapter I.
- Chapter II.
- Story of Vararuchi, his teacher Varsha, and his fellow-pupils Vyáḍi and Indradatta.
- Chapter III.
- Story of the founding of the city of Páṭaliputra.
- Story of king Brahmadatta.7
- Chapter IV.
- Story of Upakośá and her four lovers.
- Chapter V.
- The story of Śivavarman.
- Chapter VI.
- Story of the Mouse-merchant.
- Story of the chanter of the Sáma Veda.
- The story of Sátaváhana.
- Chapter VII.
- Story of Pushpadanta.
- Story of king Śivi.
- Note to Chapter VII.
- Chapter VIII.
- Book II.
- Called Kathámukha.
- Chapter IX.
- Story of Udayana king of Vatsa.
- Chapter X.
- Story of Śrídatta and Mṛigánkavatí.
- Chapter XI.
- Story of king Chaṇḍamahásena.
- Chapter XII.
- Story of Rúpiṇiká.
- Chapter XIII.
- Story of Devasmitá.
- Story of the cunning Siddhikarí.
- Story of Śaktimatí.
- Note on Chapter XIII.
- Chapter XIV.
- Story of the clever deformed child.
- Story of Ruru.
- Note to Chapter XIV.
- Book III.
- Chapter XV.
- Story of the clever physician.
- Story of the hypocritical ascetic.
- Story of Unmádiní.6
- Story of the loving couple who died of separation.
- Story of Puṇyasena.
- Story of Sunda and Upasunda.
- Chapter XVI.
- Story of Kuntí.
- Chapter XVII.
- Story of Urvaśí.1
- Story of Vihitasena.
- Story of Somaprabhá.
- Story of Ahalyá.
- Chapter XVIII.
- Story of Vidúshaka.
- Chapter XIX.
- Story of Devadása.
- Chapter XX.
- Story of Phalabhúti.
- Story of Kuvalayávalí and the witch Kálarátri.
- Story of the birth of Kártikeya.
- Story of Sundaraka.
- Book IV.
- Chapter XXI.
- Story of Devadatta.
- Story of Pingaliká.
- Chapter XXII.
- Story of Jímútaváhana.
- Story of Jímútaváhana’s adventures in a former birth.
- Chapter XXIII.
- Story of Sinhaparákrama.
- Book V.
- Chapter XXIV.
- Story of Śaktivega king of the Vidyádharas.
- Story of Śiva and Mádhava.
- Story of Harasvámin.18
- Chapter XXV.
- Story of Aśokadatta and Vijayadatta.8
- Chapter XXVI.
- Story of Devadatta.
- Book VI.
- Chapter XXVII.
- Story of the merchant’s son in Takshaśilá.
- Story of the Apsaras Surabhidattá.
- Story of king Dharmadatta and his wife Nágaśrí.
- Story of the seven Bráhmans who devoured a cow in time of famine.15
- Story of the two ascetics, one a Bráhman the other a Chaṇḍála.
- Story of king Vikramasinha and the two Bráhmans.
- Chapter XXVIII.
- Story of the seven princesses.
- Story of the prince who tore out his own eye.
- Story of the ascetic who conquered anger.
- Story of Sulochaná and Sushena.
- Story of the prince and the merchant’s son who saved his life.10
- Story of the Bráhman and the Piśácha.
- Chapter XXIX.
- Story of Kírtisená and her cruel mother-in-law.5
- Chapter XXX.
- Story of Tejasvatí.
- Story of the Bráhman Hariśarman.
- Note on the story of Hariśarman.
- Chapter XXXI.
- Story of Ushá and Aniruddha.
- Chapter XXXII.
- Story of the Bráhman’s son Vishṇudatta and his seven foolish companions.
- Story of Kadalígarbhá.
- Story of the king and the barber’s wife
- Chapter XXXIII.
- The story of Śrutasena.
- Story of the three Bráhman brothers.
- The story of Devasena and Unmádiní.
- The tale of the ichneumon, the owl, the cat, and the mouse.
- The story of king Prasenajit and the Bráhman who lost his treasure.
- Chapter XXXIV.
- The story of king Indradatta.
- Story of the Yaksha Virúpáksha.
- Story of Śatrughna and his wicked wife.
- Story of king Śúrasena and his ministers.
- Story of Harisinha.
- Book VII.
- Chapter XXXV.
- Story of Ratnaprabhá.
- Story of Sattvaśíla and the two treasures.
- Story of the brave king Vikramatunga.
- Chapter XXXVI.
- Story of king Ratnádhipati and the white elephant Śvetaraśmi.
- Story of Yavanasena.
- Chapter XXXVII.
- Story of Niśchayadatta.
- Story of Somasvámin.
- Story of Bhavaśarman.
- Chapter XXXVIII.
- Story of king Vikramáditya and the hetæra.
- Story of king Vikramáditya and the treacherous mendicant.
- Chapter XXXIX.
- Story of Śṛingabhuja and the daughter of the Rákshasa.
- Note on Chapter XXXIX.
- Chapter XL.
- Story of Tapodatta.
- Story of Virúpaśarman.
- Story of king Vilásaśíla and the physician Taruṇachandra.
- Chapter XLI.
- Story of king Chiráyus and his minister Nágárjuna.
- Chapter XLII.
- Story of king Parityágasena, his wicked wife and his two sons.
- Chapter XLIII.
- Story of the two brothers Práṇadhara and Rájyadhara.
- Story of Arthalobha and his beautiful wife.
- Story of the princess Karpúriká in her birth as a swan.
- Book VIII.
- Chapter XLIV.
- Story of Súryaprabha, and how he attained sovereignty over the Vidyádharas.
- Chapter XLV.
- Story of the Bráhman Kála.
- Chapter XLVI.
- Story of the generous Dánava Namuchi.
- Chapter XLVII.
- Chapter XLVIII.
- Adventure of the witch Śarabhánaná.
- Chapter XLIX.
- Story of king Mahásena and his virtuous minister Guṇaśarman.
- Story of Ádityaśarman the father of Guṇaśarman.
- Chapter L.
- Book IX.
- Chapter LI.
- Story of Alankáravatí.
- Story of Ráma and Sítá.
- Story of the handsome king Pṛithvírúpa.
- Chapter LII.
- Story of Aśokamálá.
- Story of Sthúlabhuja.
- Story of Anangarati and her four suitors.
- Story of Anangarati in a former birth when she was a Vidyádharí named Anangaprabhá.
- Chapter LIII.
- Story of king Lakshadatta and his dependent Labdhadatta.2
- Story of the Bráhman Víravara.6
- Story of Suprabha.
- Chapter LIV.
- Story of the merchant Samudraśúra.
- Story of king Chamarabála.
- Story of Yaśovarman and the two fortunes.
- Chapter LV.
- Story of Chiradátṛi.
- Story of king Kanakavarsha and Madanasundarí.
- Chapter LVI.
- Story of the Bráhman Chandrasvámin, his son Mahípála, and his daughter Chandravatí.
- Story of Chakra.6
- Story of the hermit and the faithful wife.
- Story of Dharmavyádha the righteous seller of flesh.10
- Story of the treacherous Páśupata ascetic.
- Story of the king Tribhuvana.
- Story of Nala and Damayantí.
- Translation Of the Kathá Sarit Ságara Or Ocean of the Streams of Story.
- Book X.
- Chapter LVII.
- Story of the porter who found a bracelet.
- Story of the inexhaustible pitcher.3
- Story of the merchant’s son, the hetæra, and the wonderful ape Ála.
- Chapter LVIII.
- Story of king Vikramasinha, the hetæra, and the young Bráhman.
- Story of the faithless wife who burnt herself with her husband’s body.
- Story of the faithless wife who had her husband murdered.
- Story of Vajrasára whose wife cut off his nose and ears.
- Story of king Sinhabala and his fickle wife.
- Chapter LIX.
- Story of king Sumanas, the Nisháda maiden and the learned parrot.1
- The parrot’s account of his own life as a parrot.
- The hermit’s story of Somaprabha, Manorathaprabhá, and Makarandiká, wherein it appears who the parrot was in a former birth.
- Episode of Manorathaprabhá and Raśmimat.
- Chapter LX.
- Story of Śúravarman who spared his guilty wife.
- Story of the Ox abandoned in the Forest.1
- Story of the monkey that pulled out the wedge.3
- Story of the Jackal and the Drum.4
- Story of the crane and the Makara.7
- Story of the lion and the hare.9
- Story of the Louse and the Flea.13
- Story of the Lion, the Panther, the Crow and the Jackal.14
- Story of the pair of Ṭiṭṭibhas.
- Story of the Tortoise and the two Swans.17
- Story of the three Fish.
- Story of the Monkeys, the Firefly, and the Bird.20
- Story of Dharmabuddhi and Dushṭabuddhi.21
- Story of the Crane, the Snake and the Mungoose.24
- Story of the mice that ate an iron balance.25
- Note to Chapter 60. The fables of Pilpay.
- Chapter LXI.
- Story of the foolish merchant who made aloes-wood into charcoal.1
- Story of the man who sowed roasted seed.2
- Story of the fool who mixed fire and water.3
- Story of the man who tried to improve his wife’s nose.
- Story of the foolish herdsman.
- Story of the fool and the ornaments.5
- Story of the Fool and the Cotton.6
- Story of the Foolish Villagers who cut down the palm-trees.
- Story of the Treasure-finder who was blinded.
- Story of the Fool and the Salt.
- Story of the Fool and his Milch-cow.11
- Story of the Foolish Bald Man and the Fool who pelted him.
- Story of the Crow and the King of the Pigeons, the Tortoise and the Deer.12
- Story of the Mouse and the Hermit.13
- Story of the Bráhman’s wife and the sesame-seeds.16
- Story of the greedy Jackal.17
- Story of the wife who falsely accused her husband of murdering a Bhilla.22
- Story of the snake who told his secret to a woman.
- Story of the bald man and the hair-restorer.
- Story of a foolish servant.
- Story of the faithless wife who was present at her own Śráddha.
- Story of the ambitious Chaṇḍála maiden.
- Story of the miserly king.
- Story of Dhavalamukha, his trading friend, and his fighting friend.27
- Story of the thirsty fool that did not drink.
- Story of the fool who killed his son.
- Story of the fool and his brother.
- Story of the Brahmachárin’s son.
- Story of the astrologer who killed his son.
- Story of the violent man who justified his character.
- Story of the foolish king who made his daughter grow.30
- Story of the man who recovered half a paṇa from his servant.31
- Story of the fool who took notes of a certain spot in the sea.32
- Story of the king who replaced the flesh.33
- Story of the woman who wanted another son.34
- Story of the servant who tasted the fruit.35
- Story of the two brothers Yajnasoma and Kírtisoma.
- Story of the fool who wanted a barber.
- Story of the man who asked for nothing at all.
- Chapter LXII.
- Story of the war between the crows and the owls.1
- Story of the ass in the panther’s skin.3
- How the crow dissuaded the birds from choosing the owl king.4
- Story of the elephants and the hares.5
- Story of the bird, the hare, and the cat.8
- Story of the Bráhman, the goat, and the rogues.9
- Story of the old merchant and his young wife.11
- Story of the Bráhman, the thief, and the Rákshasa.13
- Story of the carpenter and his wife.15
- Story of the mouse that was turned into a maiden.16
- Story of the snake and the frogs.20
- Story of the foolish servant.
- Story of the two brothers who divided all that they had.21
- The story of the mendicants who became emaciated from discontent.
- Story of the fool who saw gold in the water.23
- Story of the servants who kept rain off the trunks.25
- Story of the fool and the cakes.26
- Story of the servant who looked after the door.27
- Story of the simpletons who ate the buffalo.
- Story of the fool who behaved like a Brahmany drake.
- Story of the physician who tried to cure a hunchback.
- Chapter LXIII.
- Story of Yaśodhara and Lakshmídhara and the two wives of the water-genius.
- Story of the water-genius in his previous birth.
- Story of the Bráhman who became a Yaksha.
- Story of the monkey and the porpoise.5
- Story of the sick lion, the jackal, and the ass.9
- Story of the fool who gave a verbal reward to the musician.11
- Story of the teacher and his two jealous pupils.12
- Story of the snake with two heads.13
- Story of the fool who was nearly choked with rice.
- Story of the boys that milked the donkey.16
- Story of the foolish boy that went to the village for nothing.
- Chapter LXIV.
- Story of the Bráhman and the mungoose.1
- Story of the fool that was his own doctor.
- Story of the fool who mistook hermits for monkeys.
- Story of the fool who found a purse.
- Story of the fool who looked for the moon.
- Story of the woman who escaped from the monkey and the cowherd.
- Story of the two thieves, Ghaṭa and Karpara.2
- Story of Dhanadeva’s wife.
- Story of the wife of the Bráhman Rudrasoma.
- Story of the wife of Śaśin.
- Story of the snake-god and his wife.
- Note on the Story of Ghaṭa and Karpara.
- Chapter LXV.
- Story of the ungrateful Wife.1
- Story of the grateful animals and the ungrateful woman.4
- The lion’s story.
- The golden-crested bird’s story.
- The snake’s story.
- The woman’s story.
- Story of the Buddhist monk who was bitten by a dog.
- Story of the man who submitted to be burnt alive sooner than share his food with a guest.
- Story of the foolish teacher, the foolish pupils, and the cat.
- Story of the fools and the bull of Śiva.
- Story of the fool who asked his way to the village.
- Story of Hiraṇyáksha and Mṛigánkalekhá.
- Chapter LXVI.
- Story of the mendicant who travelled from Kaśmíra to Páṭaliputra.
- Story of the wife of king Sinháksha, and the wives of his principal courtiers.
- Story of the woman who had eleven husbands.
- The story of the man, who, thanks to Durgá, had always one ox.
- Story of the rogue who managed to acquire wealth by speaking to the king.5
- Story of Ratnarekhá and Lakshmísena.
- Book XI.
- Chapter LXVII.
- Story of the race between the elephant and the horses.
- Story of the merchant and his wife Velá.
- Book XII.
- Chapter LXVIII.
- Story of the jackal that was turned into an elephant.
- Story of Vámadatta and his wicked wife.
- Chapter LXIX.
- Story of Mṛigánkadatta.2
- Story of king Bhadrabáhu and his clever minister.
- Story of Pushkaráksha and Vinayavatí.
- Story of the birth of Vinayavatí.
- The adventures of Pushkaráksha and Vinayavatí in a former life.
- Story of Lávaṇyamanjarí.
- Chapter LXX.
- Story of Śrutadhi.
- The adventures of Vimalabuddhi after he was separated from the prince.
- Chapter LXXI.
- The adventures of Mṛigánkadatta and the warder.
- The adventures of Bhímaparákrama after his separation from the prince.
- Story of Kamalákara and Hansávalí.
- Continuation of the adventures of Bhímaparákrama.
- Chapter LXXII.
- The adventures of Guṇákara after his separation from the prince.
- Story of king Vinítamati who became a holy man.
- Story of the Holy Boar.
- Story of Devabhúti.
- Story of the generous Induprabha.
- Story of the parrot, who was taught virtue by the king of the parrots.
- Story of the patient hermit Śubhanaya.
- Story of the persevering young Bráhman.
- Story of Malayamálin.
- Story of the robber who won over Yama’s secretary.
- Chapter LXXIII.
- Story of Vichitrakatha’s adventures after his separation from the prince.
- Story of Śrídarśana.
- Story of Saudáminí.
- Story of Bhúnandana.
- Chapter LXXIV.
- Story of Bhímabhaṭa.
- Story of Akshakshapaṇaka.
- Chapter LXXV.
- The adventures of Vikramakeśarin.
- Here begins the 1st of the 25 tales of a Demon.1 (Vetála-Panchavinśatiká.)
- Story of the prince, who was helped to a wife by the son of his father’s minister.4
- Note.
- Chapter LXXVI.
- (Vetála 2.)
- Story of the three young Bráhmans who restored a dead lady to life.
- Note.
- Chapter LXXVII.
- (Vetála 3.)
- Story of the king, and the two wise birds.
- The maina’s story.1
- The parrot’s story.2
- Note.
- Chapter LXXVIII.
- (Vetála 4.)
- Story of Víravara.
- Note.
- Chapter LXXIX.
- (Vetála 5.)
- Story of Somaprabhá and her three suitors.
- Note.
- Chapter LXXX.
- (Vetála 6.)
- Story of the lady who caused her brother and husband to change heads.
- Note.
- Chapter LXXXI.
- Story of the king who married his dependent to the Nereid.
- Chapter LXXXII.
- (Vetála 8.)
- Story of the three fastidious men.
- Note.
- Chapter LXXXIII.
- (Vetála 9.)
- Story of Anangarati and her four suitors.
- Note.
- Chapter LXXXIV.
- (Vetála 10.)
- Story of Madanasená and her rash promise.
- Note.
- Chapter LXXXV.
- (Vetála 11.)
- Story of king Dharmadhvaja and his three very sensitive wives.
- Note.
- Chapter LXXXVI.
- (Vetála 12)
- Story of king Yaśaḥketu, his Vidyádharí wife, and his faithful minister.
- Chapter LXXXVII.
- (Vetála 13.)
- The story of Harisvámin, who first lost his wife, and then his life.
- Chapter LXXXVIII.
- (Vetála 14.)
- Story of the Merchant’s daughter who fell in love with a thief.
- Chapter LXXXIX.
- (Vetála 15.)
- Story of the magic globule.
- Note.
- Chapter XC.
- (Vetála 16.)
- Story of Jímútaváhana.1
- Note.
- Chapter XCI.
- (Vetála 17.)
- Story of Unmádiní.1
- Note.
- Chapter XCII.
- (Vetála 18.)
- Story of the Bráhman’s son who failed to acquire the magic power.
- Note.
- Chapter XCIII.
- (Vetála 19.)
- Story of the Thief’s Son.
- Note.
- Chapter XCIV.
- (Vetála 20.)
- Story of the Bráhman boy, who offered himself up to save the life of the king.
- Note.
- Chapter XCV.
- (Vetála 21.)
- Story of Anangamanjarí, her husband Maṇivarman, and the Bráhman Kamalákara.
- Note.
- Chapter XCVI.
- (Vetála 22.)
- Story of the four Bráhman brothers who resuscitated the tiger.
- Note.
- Chapter XCVII.
- (Vetála 23.)
- Story of the Hermit who first wept and then danced.
- Chapter XCVIII.
- (Vetála 24.)
- Story of the father that married the daughter and the son that married the mother.
- Chapter XCIX.
- (Vetála 25.)
- Note.
- Chapter C.
- Chapter CI.
- Story of Sundarasena and Mandáravatí.
- Chapter CII.
- Chapter CIII.
- Book XIII.
- Chapter CIV.
- The first Bráhman’s story.
- The second Bráhman’s story.
- Subsequent adventures of the second Bráhman.
- Book XIV.
- Chapter CV.
- Story of Sávitrí and Angiras.
- Chapter CVI.
- Story of the child that died of a broken heart because his mother forgot to bring him a sweetmeat.
- Madanamanchuká’s account of her treatment while in captivity.
- Chapter CVII.
- Story of Ráma.
- Chapter CVIII.
- Gomukha’s account of his adventures.
- Story of Nágasvámin and the witches.
- Marubhúti’s account of his adventures.
- Hariśikha’s account of his adventures.
- Book XV.
- Chapter CIX.
- History of the cave of Triśírsha.
- Chapter CX.
- Book XVI.
- Chapter CXI.
- Story of the devoted couple, Śúrasena and Susheṇá.3
- Chapter CXII.
- Story of king Chaṇḍamahásena and the Asura’s daughter.4
- Story of prince Avantivardhana and the daughter of the Mátanga who turned out to be a Vidyádharí.
- Story of the young Chaṇḍála who married the daughter of king Prasenajit.12
- Story of the young fisher man who married a princess.
- Story of the Merchant’s daughter who fell in love with a thief.17
- Chapter CXIII.
- Story of Tárávaloka.
- Book XVII.
- Chapter CXIV.
- Story of king Brahmadatta and the Swans.3
- How Párvatí condemned her five attendants to be reborn on earth.
- Story of the metamorphoses of Pingeśvara and Guheśvara.
- Chapter CXV.
- Story of Muktáphalaketu and Padmávatí.
- Chapter CXVI.
- Chapter CXVII.
- Chapter CXVIII.
- Chapter CXIX.
- Book XVIII.
- Chapter CXX.
- The story of Vikramáditya.
- The adventures of Anangadeva.
- Chapter CXXI.
- Story of Madanamanjarí.
- Story of the gambler Dágineya, who was too cunning for the Vetála Agniśikha, and of Agniśikha’s submission to king Vikramáditya.
- Story of Ṭhiṇṭhákarála the bold gambler.
- Story of the gambler who cheated Yama.15
- Story of Ghaṇṭa and Nighaṇṭa and the two maidens.
- Story of the golden deer.
- Chapter CXXII.
- Story of Malayavatí the man-hating maiden.
- Chapter CXXIII.
- Story of Kalingasená’s marriage
- How Devasena obtained the magic ointment.
- Story of the grateful Monkey.5
- Story of the two princesses.
- Story of Dhanadatta.
- Story of Keśaṭa and Kandarpa.
- Story of Kusumáyudha and Kamalalochaná.
- Chapter CXXIV.
- Story of Chandrasvámin who recovered his wife alive after her death.
- Story of Devasvámin the permanently horripilant Bráhman.
- Story of Agniśarman.7
- Story of Múladeva.11
- Index.
- A. Proper Names.
- B. Subjects.
- Table of Contents
- Colophon
- Availability
- Encoding
- Revision History
- External References
- Corrections
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