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Contents of Volume I.

Contents of Vol. II.

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.

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.

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 the loving couple who died of separation.

Story of Puṇyasena.

Story of Sunda and Upasunda.

Chapter XVI.

Story of Kuntí.

Chapter XVII.

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.

Chapter XXV.

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 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 Bráhman and the Piśácha.

Chapter XXIX.

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 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 the hermit and the faithful wife.

Story of the treacherous Páśupata ascetic.

Story of the king Tribhuvana.

Story of Nala and Damayantí.

Chapter LVII.

Story of the porter who found a bracelet.

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.

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 pair of Ṭiṭṭibhas.

Story of the three Fish.

Note to Chapter 60. The fables of Pilpay.

Chapter LXI.

Story of the man who tried to improve his wife’s nose.

Story of the foolish herdsman.

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 Foolish Bald Man and the Fool who pelted him.

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 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 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 foolish servant.

The story of the mendicants who became emaciated from discontent.

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 fool who was nearly choked with rice.

Story of the foolish boy that went to the village for nothing.

Chapter LXIV.

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 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.

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 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 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.

Note.

Story of the three young Bráhmans who restored a dead lady to life.

Note.

Story of the king, and the two wise birds.

Note.

Story of Víravara.

Note.

Story of Somaprabhá and her three suitors.

Note.

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.

Story of the three fastidious men.

Note.

Story of Anangarati and her four suitors.

Note.

Story of Madanasená and her rash promise.

Note.

Story of king Dharmadhvaja and his three very sensitive wives.

Note.

Story of king Yaśaḥketu, his Vidyádharí wife, and his faithful minister.

The story of Harisvámin, who first lost his wife, and then his life.

Story of the Merchant’s daughter who fell in love with a thief.

Story of the magic globule.

Note.

Note.

Note.

Story of the Bráhman’s son who failed to acquire the magic power.

Note.

Story of the Thief’s Son.

Note.

Story of the Bráhman boy, who offered himself up to save the life of the king.

Note.

Story of Anangamanjarí, her husband Maṇivarman, and the Bráhman Kamalákara.

Note.

Story of the four Bráhman brothers who resuscitated the tiger.

Note.

Story of the Hermit who first wept and then danced.

Story of the father that married the daughter and the son that married the mother.

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.

Chapter CXII.

Story of prince Avantivardhana and the daughter of the Mátanga who turned out to be a Vidyádharí.

Story of the young fisher man who married a princess.

Chapter CXIII.

Story of Tárávaloka.

Book XVII.

Chapter CXIV.

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 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 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.

Index.

A. Proper Names.

B. Subjects.

Table of Contents

Colophon

Corrections