Katha Sarit Sgara or Ocean of Streem
Contents of Volume
I.
Book I.
Introduction,
Curse of Pushpadanta
and Mályaván,
Story of Pushpadanta
when living on the earth as Vararuchi,
How Káṇabhúti
became a Piśácha,
Story of Vararuchi’s
teacher Varsha, and his fellowpupils Vyáḍi and Indradatta,
Continuation of the
story of Vararuchi,
Story of the
founding of the city of Páṭaliputra,
Story of king
Brahmadatta,
Continuation of the
story of Vararuchi,
Story of Upakośá and
her four lovers,
Conclusion of the
story of Vararuchi,
Story of
Śivaśarman,
Story of Mályaván
when living on the earth as Guṇáḍhya,
Story of the
Mousemerchant,
Story of the chanter
of the Sáma Veda,
Story of Sátaváhana,
Continuation of the
story of Guṇáḍhya,
How Pushpadanta got
his name,
Story of king
Śivi,
Continuation of the
story of Guṇáḍhya,
Śiva’s tales,
originally composed by Guṇáḍhya in the Paiśácha language, are made known in
Sanskrit under the title of Vṛihat Kathá,
Book II.
Story of the
ancestors and parents of Udayana, king of Vatsa,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana’s parents,
Story of Śrídatta
and Mṛigánkavatí,
Udayana succeeds to
the kingdom of Vatsa,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana,
Story of king Chaṇḍamahásena,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana,
Story of Rúpiṇiká,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana,
Story of
Devasmitá,
Story of the cunning
Siddhikarí,
Story of
Śaktimatí,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana,
Story of the clever
deformed child,
Story of Ruru,
Book III.
Continuation of the
story of Udayana,
Story of the clever
physician,
Story of the
hypocritical ascetic,
Story of
Unmádiní,
Story of the loving
couple who died of separation,
Story of Puṇyasena,
Story of Sunda and
Upasunda,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana,
Story of Kuntí,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana,
Story of
Urvaśí,
Story of
Vihitasena,
Story of
Somaprabhá,
Story of
Ahalyá,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana,
Story of
Vidúshaka,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana,
Story of
Devadása,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana,
Story of
Phalabhúti,
Story of
Kuvalayávalí and the witch Kálarátri,
Story of the birth
of Kártikeya,
Story of Sundaraka
and Kálarátri,
Book IV.
Continuation of the
story of Udayana,
Story of Páṇḍu,
Story of
Devadatta,
Story of
Pingaliká,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana,
Story of
Jímútaváhana,
Story of Jímútaváhana’s
adventures in a former life,
Story of Kadrú and
Vinatá,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana,
Story of Sinhaparákrama,
Birth of Udayana’s
son Naraváhanadatta,
Book V.
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of Śaktivega,
king of the Vidyádharas,
Story of Śiva and
Mádhava,
Story of
Harasvámin,
Continuation of the
story of Śaktivega,
Story of Aśokadatta
and Vijayadatta,
Conclusion of the
story of Śaktivega,
Story of
Devadatta,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Book VI.
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of
Kalingadatta, king of Takshaśilá,
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,
Story of the two
ascetics, the one a Bráhman, the other a Chaṇḍála,
Story of king
Vikramasinha and the two Bráhmans,
Continuation of the
story of Kalingadatta,
Birth of his
daughter Kalingasená,
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,
Story of the Bráhman
and the Piśácha,
Continuation of the
story of Kalingadatta,
Story of Kírtisená
and her cruel motherinlaw,
Continuation of the
story of Kalingadatta,
Story of
Tejasvatí,
Story of the Bráhman
Hariśarman,
Conclusion of the
story of Kalingadatta,
Story of Ushá and
Aniruddha,
Kalingasená,
daughter of Kalingadatta, escapes to Vatsa,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of the
Bráhman’s son Vishṇudatta and his seven foolish companions,
Story of
Kadalígarbhá,
Story of the king
and the barber’s wife,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of
Śrutasena,
Story of the three
Bráhman brothers,
Story of Devasena
and Unmádiní,
Story of the
ichneumon, the owl, the cat and the mouse,
Story of king
Prasenajit and the Bráhman who lost his treasure,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
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 king
Harisinha,
Book VII.
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of
Ratnaprabhá,
Story of Sattvaśíla
and the two treasures,
Story of the brave
king Vikramatunga,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of king
Ratnádhipati and the white elephant Śvetaraśmi,
Story of
Yavanasena,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of
Niśchayadatta,
Story of
Somasvámin,
Story of
Bhavaśarman,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of king
Vikramáditya and the hetæra,
Story of king
Vikramáditya and the treacherous mendicant,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of Śṛingabhuja
and the daughter of the Rákshasa,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of
Tapodatta,
Story of
Virúpaśarman,
Story of king
Vilásaśíla and the physician Taruṇachandra,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of king
Chiráyus and his minister Nágárjuna,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of king
Parityágasena, his wicked wife, and his two sons,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
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.
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of
Súryaprabha,
Continuation of the
story of Súryaprabha,
Story of the Bráhman
Kála,
Continuation of the
story of Súryaprabha,
Story of the
generous Dánava Namuchi,
Continuation of the
story of Súryaprabha,
Continuation of the
story of Súryaprabha,
Adventure of the
witch Śarabhánaná,
Continuation of the
story of Súryaprabha,
Story of king
Mahásena and his virtuous minister Guṇaśarman,
Conclusion of the
story of Súryaprabha,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Book IX.
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of
Alankáravatí,
Story of Ráma and
Sítá,
Story of the
handsome king Pṛithvírúpa,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of
Aśokamálá,
Story of
Sthúlabhuja,
Story of Anangarati
and her four suitors,
Story of Anangarati
in a former birth,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of king
Lakshadatta and his dependent Labdhadatta,
Story of the Bráhman
Víravara,
Story of
Suprabha,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of the
merchant Samudraśúra,
Story of king
Chamarabála,
Story of Yaśovarman
and the two fortunes,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of Chiradátṛi,
Story of king
Kanakavarsha and Madanasundarí,
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son,
Story of the Bráhman
Chandrasvámin, his son Mahípála, and his daughter Chandravatí,
Story of
Chakra,
Story of the hermit
and the faithful wife,
Story of
Dharmavyádha, the righteous seller of flesh,
Story of the treacherous
Páśupata ascetic,
Story of king
Tribhuvana,
Story of Nala and
Damayantí,
Book X.
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of the porter
who found a bracelet
Story of the
inexhaustible pitcher
Story of the
merchant’s son, the hetæra and the wonderful ape Ála
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
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 faithless wife
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of king
Sumanas, the Nisháda maiden, and the learned parrot
The parrot’s account
of his own life as a parrot
The hermit’s story
of Somaprabha, Manorathaprabhá, and Makarandiká
Episode of
Manorathaprabhá and Raśmimat
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of Śúravarman
who spared his guilty wife
Story of the ox
abandoned in the forest, and the lion, and the two jackals
Story of the monkey
that pulled out the wedge
Story of the jackal
and the drum
Story of the crane
and the Makara
Story of the lion
and the hare
Story of the louse
and the flea
Story of the lion,
the panther, the crow and the jackal
Story of the pair of
ṭiṭṭhibhas
Story of the
tortoise and the two swans
Story of the three
fish
Story of the
monkeys, the firefly and the bird
Story of
Dharmabuddhi and Dushṭabuddhi
Story of the crane,
the snake, and the mungoose
Story of the mice
that ate an iron balance
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of the foolish
merchant who made aloeswood into charcoal
Story of the man who
sowed roasted seed
Story of the man who
mixed fire and water
Story of the man who
tried to improve his wife’s nose
Story of the foolish
herdsman
Story of the fool
and the ornaments
Story of the fool
and the cotton
Story of the foolish
villagers who cut down the palmtrees
Story of the
treasurefinder who was blinded
Story of the fool
and the salt
Story of the fool
and his milchcow
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
Story of the mouse
and the hermit
Story of the
Bráhman’s wife and the sesameseeds
Story of the greedy
jackal
Story of the wife
who falsely accused her husband of murdering a Bhilla
Story of the snake
who told his secret to a woman
Story of the bald
man and the hairrestorer
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
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
Story of the man who
recovered half a paṇa from his servant
Story of the fool
who took notes of a certain spot in the sea
Story of the king
who replaced the flesh
Story of the woman
who wanted another son
Story of the servant
who tasted the fruit
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
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of the war
between the crows and the owls
Story of the ass in
the panther’s skin
How the crow
dissuaded the birds from choosing the owl king [v]
Story of the
elephant and the hares
Story of the bird,
the hare, and the cat
Story of the
Bráhman, the goat, and the rogues
Story of the old
merchant and his young wife
Story of the
Bráhman, the thief, and the Rákshasa
Story of the
carpenter and his wife
Story of the mouse
that was turned into a maiden
Story of the snake
and the frogs
Story of the foolish
servant
Story of the two
brothers who divided all that they had
Story of the
mendicant who became emaciated from discontent
Story of the fool
who saw gold in the water
Story of the
servants who kept rain off the trunks
Story of the fool
and the cakes
Story of the servant
who looked after the door
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
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of Yaśodhara
and Lakshmídhara and the two wives of the watergenius
Story of the
watergenius in his previous birth
Story of the Bráhman
who became a Yaksha
Story of the monkey
and the porpoise
Story of the sick
lion, the jackal, and the ass
Story of the fool
who gave a verbal reward to the musician
Story of the teacher
and his two jealous pupils
Story of the snake
with two heads
Story of the fool
who was nearly choked with rice
Story of the boys
that milked the donkey
Story of the foolish
boy that went to the village for nothing
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of the Bráhman
and the mungoose
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
Story of Devadatta’s
wife
Story of the wife of
the Bráhman Rudrasoma
Story of the wife of
Śuśin
Story of the
snakegod and his wife
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of the
ungrateful wife
Story of the
grateful animals and the ungrateful woman
The lion’s
story
The goldencrested
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
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
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
Story of the man
who, thanks to Durgá, had always one ox
Story of the man who
managed to acquire wealth by speaking to the king
Story of Ratnarekhá
and Lakshmísena
Marriage of
Naraváhanadatta and Śaktiyaśas
Book XI.
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of the race
between the elephant and the horses
Story of the
merchant and his wife Velá
Marriage of
Naraváhanadatta and Jayendrasená
Book XII.
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Marriage of
Naraváhanadatta and Lalitalochaná
Story of the jackal
that was turned into an elephant
Story of Vámadatta
and his wicked wife
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of Mṛigánkadatta
and Śaśánkavatí
Story of king
Bhadrabáhu and his clever minister
[vii]
Story of
Pushkaráksha and Vinayavatí
Story of the birth
of Vinayavatí
The adventures of
Pushkaráksha and Vinayavatí in a former life
Story of Lávaṇyamanjarí
Continuation of the
Story of Mṛigánkadatta and Śaśánkavatí
Story of
Śrutadhi
Continuation of the
story of Mṛigánkadatta and Śaśánkavatí
Story of Kamalákara
and Hansávalí
Continuation of the
story of Mṛigánkadatta and Śaśánkavatí
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
Continuation of the
story of Mṛigánkadatta and Śaśánkavatí
Story of
Śrídarśana
Story of
Saudáminí
Story of
Bhúnandana
Continuation of the
story of Mṛigánkadatta and Śaśánkavatí
Story of Bhímabhaṭa
Story of Akshakshapaṇaka
Continuation of the
story of Mṛigánkadatta and Śaśánkavatí
Story of king
Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of the prince
who was helped to a wife by the son of his father’s minister
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of the three
young Bráhmans who restored a dead lady to life
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of the king
and the two wise birds
The maina’s
story
The parrot’s
story
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of
Víravara
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of Somaprabhá
and her three sisters
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of the lady
who caused her brother and husband to change heads
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of the king
who married his dependent to the Nereid
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of the three
fastidious men
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of Anangarati
and her four suitors
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of Madanasená and
her rash promise
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of king
Dharmadhvaja and his three very sensitive wives
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of king Yaśaḥketu,
his Vidyádharí wife and his faithful minister
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of Harisvámin
who first lost his wife and then his life
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of the
merchant’s daughter who fell in love with a thief
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of the magic
globule
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of
Jímútaváhana
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of
Unmádiní
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of the
Bráhman’s son who failed to acquire the magic power
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of the thief’s
son
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of the Bráhman
boy who offered himself up to save the life of the king
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of
Anangamanjarí, her husband Maṇivarman, and the Bráhman Kamalákara
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of the four
Bráhman brothers who resuscitated the tiger
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of the Hermit
who first wept and then danced
Continuation of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Story of the father
that married the daughter and the son that married the mother
Conclusion of the
story of king Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Continuation of the
story of Mṛigánkadatta and Śaśánkavatí
Continuation of the
story of Mṛigánkadatta and Śaśánkavatí
Continuation of the
story of Mṛigánkadatta and Śaśánkavatí
Story of Sundarasena
and Mandáravatí
Continuation of the
story of Mṛigánkadatta and Śaśánkavatí
Conclusion of the
story of Mṛigánkadatta and Śaśánkavatí
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Book XIII.
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of the two
Bráhman friends
Book XIV.
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of Sávitrí and
Angiras
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of the child
that died of a broken heart
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of Ráma
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of Nágasvámin
and the witches
Story of Marubhúti
and the mermaids and the goldproducing grains
Book XV.
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
History of the cave
of Triśírsha
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Naraváhanadatta
crowned emperor of the Vidyádharas
Book XVI.
Continuation of the
story of Udayana and his son
Story of the devoted
couple Śúrasena and Susheṇá
Death of Chaṇḍamahásena
and Angáravatí
Death of Udayana
king of Vatsa
Continuation of the
story of Naraváhanadatta son of Udayana
Continuation of the
story of Naraváhanadatta son of Udayana
Story of king Chaṇḍamahásena
and the Asura’s daughter
Story of prince
Avantivardhana and the daughter of the Mátanga
Story of the young
Chaṇḍála who married the daughter of king
Prasenajit
Story of the young
fisherman who married a princess
Story of the
Merchant’s daughter who fell in love with a thief
Continuation of the
story of Naraváhanadatta son of Udayana
Story of
Tárávaloka
Book XVII.
Continuation of the
story of Naraváhanadatta son of Udayana
Story of king
Brahmadatta and the swans [xii]
How Párvatí
condemned her five attendants to be reborn on earth
Story of the
metamorphoses of Pingeśvara and Guheśvara
Continuation of The
story of Brahmadatta and the swans
Story of
Muktáphalaketu and Padmávatí
Continuation of the
story of Muktáphalaketu and Padmávatí
Continuation of the
story of Muktáphalaketu and Padmávatí
Continuation of the
story of Muktáphalaketu and Padmávatí
Conclusion of the
story of Muktáphalaketu and Padmávatí
Conclusion of the story
of Brahmadatta and the swans
Continuation of the
story of Naraváhanadatta son of Udayana
Book XVIII.
Continuation of the
story of Naraváhanadatta son of Udayana
Story of
Vikramáditya king of Ujjayiní
Continuation of the
story of Vikramáditya king of Ujjayiní
Story of
Madanamanjarí
Story of the gambler
Dágineya
Story of Ṭhiṇṭhákarála
the bold gambler
Story of the gambler
who cheated Yama
Story of Ghaṇṭa
and Nighaṇṭa and the two maidens
Story of the golden
deer
Continuation of the
story of Vikramáditya king of Ujjayiní
Story of Malayavatí
the manhating maiden
Continuation of the
Story of Vikramáditya king of Ujjayiní
Story of Kalingasená’s
marriage
How Devasena
obtained the magic ointment
Story of the
grateful monkey
Story of the two
princesses
Story of
Dhanadatta
Story of Keśaṭa
and Kandarpa
Story of Kusumáyudha
and Kamalalochaná
Conclusion of the
story of Kalingasená’s marriage
Story of
Chandrasvámin
Conclusion of the
story of Vikramáditya king of Ujjayiní
Story of
Devasvámin
Story of
Agniśarman
Story of
Múladeva
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