The
KATHÁ SARIT SÁGARA
Or
Ocean of the Streams of Story
Translated from the original Sanskrit
By
C. H. TAWNEY, M. A.
Calcutta:
Printed by J. W. Thomas, at the Baptist Mission Press.
1880-1884.
CONTENTS
Book I.
PAGE
Chapter I.
Introduction, 1-5
Curse of Pushpadanta and Mályaván, 4-5
Chapter II.
Story of Pushpadanta when living on the earth as
Vararuchi, 5-10
How Kánabhúti became a Pisácha, 6-7
Story of Vararuchi's teacher Varsha, and his
fellow-pupils Vyádi and Indradatta, 7-10
Chapter III.
Continuation of the story of Vararuchi, 11-16
Story of the founding of the city of Pátaliputra, 11-16
Story of king Brahmadatta, 12-13
Chapter IV.
Continuation of the story of Vararuchi, 16-23
Story of Upakosá and her four lovers, 17-20
Chapter V.
Conclusion of the story of Vararuchi, 23-31
Story of Sivasarman, 27-28
Chapter VI.
Story of Mályaván when living on the earth as Gunádhya, 32-40
Story of the Mouse-merchant, 33-34
Story of the chanter of the Sáma Veda, 34-35
Story of Sátaváhana, 36-37
Chapter VII.
Continuation of the story of Gunádhya, 41-47
How Pushpadanta got his name, 43-46
Story of king Sivi, 45-46
Chapter VIII.
Continuation of the story of Gunádhya, 47-49
Siva's tales, originally composed by Gunádhya in the
Paisácha language, are made known in Sanskrit under the
title of Vrihat Kathá, 49
Book II.
Chapter IX.
Story of the ancestors and parents of Udayana, king
of Vatsa, 52-56
Chapter X.
Continuation of the story of Udayana's parents, 56-67
Story of Srídatta and Mrigánkavatí, 56-66
Udayana succeeds to the kingdom of Vatsa, 67
Chapter XI.
Continuation of the story of Udayana, 67-71
Story of king Chandamahásena, 69-71
Chapter XII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana, 72-82
Story of Rúpiniká, 76-82
Chapter XIII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana, 82-93
Story of Devasmitá, 85-92
Story of the cunning Siddhikarí, 87-88
Story of Saktimatí, 91-92
Chapter XIV.
Continuation of the story of Udayana, 94-98
Story of the clever deformed child, 96
Story of Ruru, 97-98
Book III.
Chapter XV.
Continuation of the story of Udayana, 101-109
Story of the clever physician, 101-102
Story of the hypocritical ascetic, 102-104
Story of Unmádiní, 104-105
Story of the loving couple who died of separation, 105-106
Story of Punyasena, 106
Story of Sunda and Upasunda, 108
Chapter XVI.
Continuation of the story of Udayana, 109-115
Story of Kuntí, 110-111
Chapter XVII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana, 115-124
Story of Urvasí, 115-117
Story of Vihitasena, 117
Story of Somaprabhá, 118-122
Story of Ahalyá, 122-123
Chapter XVIII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana, 124-145
Story of Vidúshaka, 128-144
Chapter XIX.
Continuation of the story of Udayana, 145-152
Story of Devadása, 146-147
Chapter XX.
Continuation of the story of Udayana, 152-164
Story of Phalabhúti, 152-163
Story of Kuvalayávalí and the witch Kálarátri, 155-158
Story of the birth of Kártikeya, 155-157
Story of Sundaraka and Kálarátri, 158-161
Book IV.
Chapter XXI.
Continuation of the story of Udayana, 165-173
Story of Pándu, 166
Story of Devadatta, 168-170
Story of Pingaliká, 170-171
Chapter XXII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana, 173-186
Story of Jímútaváhana, 174-186
Story of Jímútaváhana's adventures in a former life, 176-181
Story of Kadrú and Vinatá, 182-183
Chapter XXIII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana, 186-191
Story of Sinhaparákrama, 188
Birth of Udayana's son Naraváhanadatta, 189
Book V.
Chapter XXIV.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 193-204
Story of Saktivega, king of the Vidyádharas, 194-204
Story of Siva and Mádhava, 197-202
Story of Harasvámin, 203-204
Chapter XXV.
Continuation of the story of Saktivega, 205-219
Story of Asokadatta and Vijayadatta, 208-219
Chapter XXVI.
Conclusion of the story of Saktivega, 220-233
Story of Devadatta, 229-231
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 233
Book VI.
Chapter XXVII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 235-246
Story of Kalingadatta, king of Takshasilá, 235-246
Story of the merchant's son in Takshasilá, 236-238
Story of the Apsaras Surabhidattá, 238-239
Story of king Dharmadatta and his wife Nágasrí, 239-240
Story of the seven Bráhmans who devoured a cow in time
of famine, 241
Story of the two ascetics, the one a Bráhman, the other
a Chandála, 241-242
Story of king Vikramasinha and the two Bráhmans, 242-246
Chapter XXVIII.
Continuation of the story of Kalingadatta, 246-257
Birth of his daughter Kalingasená, 246
Story of the seven princesses, 247-249
Story of the prince who tore out his own eye, 247-248
Story of the ascetic who conquered anger, 248-249
Story of Sulochaná and Sushena, 249-252
Story of the prince and the merchant's son who saved
his life, 253-255
Story of the Bráhman and the Pisácha, 255-256
Chapter XXIX.
Continuation of the story of Kalingadatta, 257-267
Story of Kírtisená and her cruel mother-in-law, 260-267
Chapter XXX.
Continuation of the story of Kalingadatta, 267-274
Story of Tejasvatí, 270-271
Story of the Bráhman Harisarman, 272-274
Chapter XXXI.
Conclusion of the story of Kalingadatta, 276-278
Story of Ushá and Aniruddha, 276-277
Kalingasená, daughter of Kalingadatta, escapes to Vatsa, 278
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 278-280
Chapter XXXII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 281-291
Story of the Bráhman's son Vishnudatta and his seven
foolish companions, 283-285
Story of Kadalígarbhá, 286-290
Story of the king and the barber's wife, 288-289
Chapter XXXIII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 291-302
Story of Srutasena, 292-295
Story of the three Bráhman brothers, 293
Story of Devasena and Unmádiní, 294
Story of the ichneumon, the owl, the cat and the mouse, 296-298
Story of king Prasenajit and the Bráhman who lost his
treasure, 298-299
Chapter XXXIV.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 302-317
Story of king Indradatta, 303
Story of the Yaksha Virúpáksha, 306-307
Story of Satrughna and his wicked wife, 312
Story of king Súrasena and his ministers, 313-314
Story of king Harisinha, 314
Book VII.
Chapter XXXV.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 319-327
Story of Ratnaprabhá, 320-326
Story of Sattvasíla and the two treasures, 321-322
Story of the brave king Vikramatunga, 322-323
Chapter XXXVI.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 328-334
Story of king Ratnádhipati and the white elephant
Svetarasmi, 328-334
Story of Yavanasena, 331-332
Chapter XXXVII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 334-346
Story of Nischayadatta, 334-346
Story of Somasvámin, 339-341
Story of Bhavasarman, 342-343
Chapter XXXVIII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 346-354
Story of king Vikramáditya and the hetæra, 347-354
Story of king Vikramáditya and the treacherous mendicant, 349-350
Chapter XXXIX.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 355-367
Story of Sringabhuja and the daughter of the Rákshasa, 355-367
Chapter XL.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 369-375
Story of Tapodatta, 370
Story of Virúpasarman, 371
Story of king Vilásasíla and the physician Tarunachandra, 372-375
Chapter XLI.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 376-379
Story of king Chiráyus and his minister Nágárjuna, 376-378
Chapter XLII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 379-390
Story of king Parityágasena, his wicked wife, and his
two sons, 381-389
Chapter XLIII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 390-403
Story of the two brothers Pránadhara and Rájyadhara, 391-393
Story of Arthalobha and his beautiful wife, 393-396
Story of the princess Karpúriká in her birth as a swan, 397-398
Book VIII.
Chapter XLIV.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 405-406
Story of Súryaprabha, 406-414
Chapter XLV.
Continuation of the story of Súryaprabha, 414-434
Story of the Bráhman Kála, 418-419
Chapter XLVI.
Continuation of the story of Súryaprabha, 434-446
Story of the generous Dánava Namuchi, 444-446
Chapter XLVII.
Continuation of the story of Súryaprabha, 446-452
Chapter XLVIII.
Continuation of the story of Súryaprabha, 452-459
Adventure of the witch Sarabhánaná, 458
Chapter XLIX.
Continuation of the story of Súryaprabha, 459-471
Story of king Mahásena and his virtuous minister
Gunasarman, 459-471
Chapter L.
Conclusion of the story of Súryaprabha, 472-481
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 481
Book IX.
Chapter LI.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 483-494
Story of Alankáravatí, 484-485
Story of Ráma and Sítá, 486-488
Story of the handsome king Prithvírúpa, 489-492
Chapter LII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 494-515
Story of Asokamálá, 496-498
Story of Sthúlabhuja, 497-498
Story of Anangarati and her four suitors, 498-514
Story of Anangarati in a former birth, 502-503
Chapter LIII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 515-524
Story of king Lakshadatta and his dependent Labdhadatta, 515-518
Story of the Bráhman Víravara, 519-524
Story of Suprabha, 520-521
Chapter LIV.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 524-537
Story of the merchant Samudrasúra, 529-531
Story of king Chamarabála, 532-536
Story of Yasovarman and the two fortunes, 532-535
Chapter LV.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 537-549
Story of Chiradátri, 537-538
Story of king Kanakavarsha and Madanasundarí, 538-549
Chapter LVI.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son, 549-569
Story of the Bráhman Chandrasvámin, his son Mahípála,
and his daughter Chandravatí, 549-569
Story of Chakra, 554-556
Story of the hermit and the faithful wife, 556-557
Story of Dharmavyádha, the righteous seller of flesh, 557
Story of the treacherous Pásupata ascetic, 558-559
Story of king Tribhuvana, 558-559
Story of Nala and Damayantí, 559-568
Book X.
Chapter LVII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son 1-10
Story of the porter who found a bracelet 1-2
Story of the inexhaustible pitcher 2-4
Story of the merchant's son, the hetæra and the wonderful
ape Ála 4-10
Chapter LVIII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son 10-17
Story of king Vikramasinha, the hetæra and the young
Bráhman 11-13
Story of the faithless wife who burnt herself with her
husband's body 13-14
Story of the faithless wife who had her husband murdered 14
Story of Vajrasára whose wife cut off his nose and ears 14-16
Story of king Sinhabala and his faithless wife 16-17
Chapter LIX.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son 17-26
Story of king Sumanas, the Nisháda maiden, and the
learned parrot 18-26
The parrot's account of his own life as a parrot 19-21
The hermit's story of Somaprabha, Manorathaprabhá, and
Makarandiká 21-25
Episode of Manorathaprabhá and Rasmimat 22-23
Chapter LX.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son 27-43
Story of Súravarman who spared his guilty wife 27
Story of the ox abandoned in the forest, and the lion,
and the two jackals 27-43
Story of the monkey that pulled out the wedge 28
Story of the jackal and the drum 30
Story of the crane and the Makara 31-32
Story of the lion and the hare 32-33
Story of the louse and the flea 34
Story of the lion, the panther, the crow and the jackal 35-36
Story of the pair of titthibhas 36-38
Story of the tortoise and the two swans 37
Story of the three fish 37-38
Story of the monkeys, the firefly and the bird 39
Story of Dharmabuddhi and Dushtabuddhi 40-41
Story of the crane, the snake, and the mungoose 41
Story of the mice that ate an iron balance 41-42
Chapter LXI.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son 41-63
Story of the foolish merchant who made aloes-wood into
charcoal 44
Story of the man who sowed roasted seed 44
Story of the man who mixed fire and water 44
Story of the man who tried to improve his wife's nose 45
Story of the foolish herdsman 45
Story of the fool and the ornaments 45
Story of the fool and the cotton 45
Story of the foolish villagers who cut down the palm-trees 46
Story of the treasure-finder who was blinded 46
Story of the fool and the salt 46-47
Story of the fool and his milch-cow 47
Story of the foolish bald man and the fool who pelted him 47
Story of the crow, and the king of the pigeons, the
tortoise and the deer 48-52
Story of the mouse and the hermit 49-51
Story of the Bráhman's wife and the sesame-seeds 50-51
Story of the greedy jackal 50
Story of the wife who falsely accused her husband of
murdering a Bhilla 53-54
Story of the snake who told his secret to a woman 54-55
Story of the bald man and the hair-restorer 55
Story of a foolish servant 55
Story of the faithless wife who was present at her own
Sráddha 55-56
Story of the ambitious Chandála maiden 56
Story of the miserly king 57
Story of Dhavalamukha, his trading friend, and his fighting
friend 57-58
Story of the thirsty fool that did not drink 58
Story of the fool who killed his son 58
Story of the fool and his brother 58
Story of the Brahmachárin's son 59
Story of the astrologer who killed his son 59
Story of the violent man who justified his character 59-60
Story of the foolish king who made his daughter grow 60
Story of the man who recovered half a pana from his servant 60
Story of the fool who took notes of a certain spot in the
sea 60-61
Story of the king who replaced the flesh 61
Story of the woman who wanted another son 61
Story of the servant who tasted the fruit 62
Story of the two brothers Yajnasoma and Kírtisoma 62-63
Story of the fool who wanted a barber 63
Story of the man who asked for nothing at all 63
Chapter LXII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son 64-79
Story of the war between the crows and the owls 64-75
Story of the ass in the panther's skin 65
How the crow dissuaded the birds from choosing the
owl king 65-68
Story of the elephant and the hares 66-67
Story of the bird, the hare, and the cat 67-68
Story of the Bráhman, the goat, and the rogues 68-69
Story of the old merchant and his young wife 69-70
Story of the Bráhman, the thief, and the Rákshasa 70
Story of the carpenter and his wife 71-72
Story of the mouse that was turned into a maiden 72-73
Story of the snake and the frogs 74
Story of the foolish servant 75
Story of the two brothers who divided all that they had 75
Story of the mendicant who became emaciated from discontent 75-76
Story of the fool who saw gold in the water 76
Story of the servants who kept rain off the trunks 76-77
Story of the fool and the cakes 77
Story of the servant who looked after the door 77
Story of the simpletons who ate the buffalo 77-78
Story of the fool who behaved like a Brahmany drake 78
Story of the physician who tried to cure a hunchback 78-79
Chapter LXIII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son 79-90
Story of Yasodhara and Lakshmídhara and the two wives
of the water-genius 79-83
Story of the water-genius in his previous birth 82
Story of the Bráhman who became a Yaksha 83
Story of the monkey and the porpoise 84-87
Story of the sick lion, the jackal, and the ass 85-87
Story of the fool who gave a verbal reward to the musician 87
Story of the teacher and his two jealous pupils 88
Story of the snake with two heads 88-89
Story of the fool who was nearly choked with rice 89
Story of the boys that milked the donkey 89-90
Story of the foolish boy that went to the village for
nothing 90
Chapter LXIV.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son 90-100
Story of the Bráhman and the mungoose 90-91
Story of the fool that was his own doctor 91
Story of the fool who mistook hermits for monkeys 91-92
Story of the fool who found a purse 92
Story of the fool who looked for the moon 92
Story of the woman who escaped from the monkey and the
cowherd 92-93
Story of the two thieves Ghata and Karpara 93-96
Story of Devadatta's wife 96
Story of the wife of the Bráhman Rudrasoma 96-97
Story of the wife of Susin 97-98
Story of the snake-god and his wife 98-99
Chapter LXV.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son 101-115
Story of the ungrateful wife 101-103
Story of the grateful animals and the ungrateful woman 103-108
The lion's story 104-105
The golden-crested bird's story 105-106
The snake's story 106
The woman's story 106
Story of the Buddhist monk who was bitten by a dog 108-109
Story of the man who submitted to be burnt alive sooner
than share his food with a guest 109-110
Story of the foolish teacher, the foolish pupils, and
the cat 110-111
Story of the fools and the bull of Siva 111-112
Story of the fool who asked his way to the village 112
Story of Hiranyáksha and Mrigánkalekhá 113-115
Chapter LXVI.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son 115-124
Story of the mendicant who travelled from Kasmíra to
Pátaliputra 115-118
Story of the wife of king Sinháksha, and the wives of
his principal courtiers 116-118
Story of the woman who had eleven husbands 119
Story of the man who, thanks to Durgá, had always one ox 119-120
Story of the man who managed to acquire wealth by speaking
to the king 120-121
Story of Ratnarekhá and Lakshmísena 121-124
Marriage of Naraváhanadatta and Saktiyasas 124
Book XI.
Chapter LXVII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son 125-131
Story of the race between the elephant and the horses 125-126
Story of the merchant and his wife Velá 127-131
Marriage of Naraváhanadatta and Jayendrasená 131
Book XII.