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Showing posts with label Region: India. Show all posts

Parry. The stories of the Bagh o bahar

Today's free book is The stories of the Bágh o bahár by Edith Parry (1890). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. You can find out more at Wikipedia.

The book is available at Hathi (I have not checked for other online sources).


Table of Contents

Story of the First Darwesh 

Story of the Second Darwesh

Story of the Second Darwesh's Friend (included in the Second Darwesh's Story) 

Story of the King Azad-bakht

Story of the Sag-parast (included in the King's Story)

Story of How the Rubies Came into the Sag-parast's Possession (included in the Sag-parast's Story) 

Story of the Third Darwesh

Story of Niman Siyah (included in the Third Darwesh's Story)

Story of the Fourth Darwesh

Completion of all the Stories


Behrendt. Art of Gandhara

Today's free book is The Art of Gandhara in The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Kurt Behrendt (2007). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available thanks to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.


Table of Contents

Chronology of Greater Gandhara
Map of Greater Gandhara

Gandharan Cultural History: An Introduction

Foreign Styles and Urban Tastes

Early Buddhism in Gandhara: Reliquaries and Narrative Relief Panels

The Emergence of Devotional Buddha and Bodhisattva Sculptures

Late Buddhist Art in Greater Gandhara

Glossary
Bibliography


Kossak-Watts. Art of South and Southeast Asia

Today's free book is The Art of South and Southeast Asia: A Resource for Educators by Steven Kossak and Edith W. Watts (2001). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available thanks to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.


Table of Contents

A Summary of South and Southeast Asian History
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Timeline
Map

The Art of South and Southeast Asia
The Religious Context
Art of South Asia (before ca. A.D. 1500)
Muslim and Hindu Art (after ca. A.D. 1500)
Southeast Asian Art
Artists and Materials

The Visual Materials
Introduction to the Visual Materials
Descriptions of the Works of Art

Glossary and Pronunciation Guide

Sources
Bibliography for Teachers
Bibliography for Students


Thoms. Lays and legends of Tartary: Ssidi Kur

Today's free book is Lays and legends of Tartary: Ssidi Kur by William J. Thoms (1834). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The story of Ssidi Kur told here is a legend of the Kalmyk people. It is related to the Indian cycle of stories known as the Vetalapancavimsati; details here. That is why I have placed this book in the India section of the Freebookapalooza.

The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).


Table of Contents

The Relations of Ssidi Kur
The Adventures of the Rich Youth
The Adventures of the Beggar's Son
The Adventures of Massang
The Magician with the Swine's Head
The History of Sunshine and His Brother
The Wonderful Man who Overcame the Chan
The Bird-Man
The Painter and the Woodcarver
The Stealing of the Heart
The Man and His Wife
The Maiden Ssuwarandari


Hujon. Soso Tham's The Old Days of the Khasis

Today's free book is Tales of Darkness and Light: Soso Tham's The Old Days of the Khasis  translated by Janet Hujon (2018), available for free online at Open Book Publishers. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. There are audio recordings too!

Soso Tham was a Khasi poet; you can read more about the Khasi people at Wikipedia, and here is a short video about Soso Tham.

The book is available at Open Book Publishers.



Table of Contents

Ki Symboh Ksiar (Grains of Gold)
Ka Persyntiew (The Flower Garden)
Pyrthei Mariang (The Natural World)
U Lyoh (The Cloud)
U Rngiew (The Dark One)
U Simpyllieng (The Rainbow)
Ka Ïing I Mei (Home)
Ka Meirilung (Gentle Motherland)
Lum Lamare (Lamare Peak)
Ka Aïom Ksiar (Season of Gold)


Thompson-Balys. The oral tales of India

Today's free book is The oral tales of India by Stith Thompson and Jonas Balys (1958).

The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).



Swynnerton. Raja Rasalu

Today's free book is The Adventures of the Punjab Hero Raja Rasalu by Charles Swynnerton. You can find out more about this book in the Raja Rasalu unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Internet ArchiveGoogle Books, and Hathi Books.



Rasalu's Early Life. Raja Sulwan and his two queens. The fate of PUran Bhagat, Rasalu's elder brother. His prophecy. Rasalu's birth and boyhood. His release from duress. His mischievous pranks and consequent banishment. His mother's lament.

Rasalu's First Triumphs. His visit to Gujerat. His expedition against the Princess of Jhilam. His adventure with the hermit of Tillah. The hermit's prophecy.

Rasalu's Return from Exile. His visit to Mecca. His reception by the Hazrat. He becomes a Muhammadan. News from Sialkot. The fallen walls, and the human sacrifice. Zabero's appeal to the Hazrat. Invasion of Sialkot. Capture of the city. Death of Sulwan and Rasalu's succession.

Rasalu sets out for the Dekkan. His arrival in the forest and meeting with Mirshikari. Mirshikari becomes his pupil. Rasalu's conditions. Mirshikari and his queen. He violates his promises. The fate of the Buck and the Doe. The death of Mirshikari. Rasalu and Mirshikari's wife. He is accused of murder, and acquitted. The burial and epitaph of Mirshikari.

Raja Rasalu and the Swans. Rasalu arrives at a city. He shoots an arrow thirty miles high. The two crows. Their visit to the sky, and return. They shelter in a swan's nest. The male crow's deceit. Raja Bhoj's judgment. Rasalu and the jackal. Rasalu and Bhoj. The jackal's subtlety. Raja Bhoj's admission. Recall of the swans and the crows. Rasalu's wisdom.

Raja Rasalu and Raja Bhoj. Rasalu prolongs his visit. His departure. Bhoj accompanies him. Their conversation. Their adventure in the garden of Rani Sobhan. They encamp under some mango trees. Arrival of Raja Hom. His verses. Rasalu's wisdom. Parting of the two friends, Rasalu and Bhoj.

Raja Rasalu and the Giants of Gandgarh. Rasalu's vision. He sets out on the adventure. THe dispeopled city, and the old woman. The woman's distress. The giants' tribute. Rasalu and the woman's son. Rasalu and Thirra. Flight of Thirra and Bhiun. His encounter with the other giants. His adventure with the giantess. Fate of the chief, Baikalbath, and of Bhiun and Thirra. Thirra's lament. His imprisonment under Mount Gandgarh. The bellowing of Gandgarh. Rasalu's arrows.

Rasalu's Adventure with Tilliar, The Snake, and Kag, the Raven. Rasalu saves a hedgehog from drowning. He takes it with him. He arrives at a deserted place. The four watches. The hedgehog falls into the pool. The king's life is imperiled. The hedgehog's contest with the raven and the snake. His double victory. Rasalu awakes. His gratitude. The hedgehog's advice. The friends part.

Raja Rasalu and Raja Sirikap. Rasalu and Sirisuk. Sirisuk wakes and speaks. His warnings and his counsel. Rasalu continues his journey. The weaver and his cat. The two village-boys. The old soldier and the goat. Rasalu's arrival at Sirikot. Sirikap's magic storms. Rasalu and the castle-gong. Rasalu and Princess Jhudhal. Meeting of the Kings. Their engimas. Their play. Rasalu's losses. Rasalu's cat and Sirikop's rats, Sirikap's final defeat. His flight and recapture. The birth of the Princess Koklan. The magicians. The end of Sirikap. Rasalu's departure with Koklan.

The Treason of Queen Koklan. Rasalu settles at Kherimurti. Childhood of Koklan. Death of the nurse. Rasalu's pursuits. Rani Koklan accompanies Rasalu to the chase. Their adventures. Hira Haran the Blue Buck, his disgrace and his revenge. Bold-head and One-eye. Raja Hodi comes to Kherimurti. His amour with Koklan. The parrot and the mina. Hodi quits the palace in alarm. The disconsolate queen. Hodi's adventure with the washerman and his wife. His arrival at Attack.

The Fate of Rani Koklan. The fugitive parrot resumes his search. He finds his master in Hazara, and betrays the queen. Rasalu and his horse. His arrival. home. He despatches Shadi to Raja Hodi. The stratagem. Hodi comes to Kherimurti. The duel. Hodi's death. Rasalu and Koklan. The evidences of guilt. The gradually unfolding catastrophe. The end of Rani Koklan.

The Death of Rasalu. Rasalu recovers the bodies. He carries them down to the river. His adventure with the washerman and his wife. The washerman's story. The king befriends the washerman. His grief and failing powers. The wise women of Attak. Raja Hodi's brothers. The invasion of Kherimurti. The washerman's message and the prophecy. Siege of Kherimurti. Rasalu's curse. The battle. Rasalu's death.

Short Household Tales
The Weaver and the Prophecy
The Three Weavers
The Weaver and the Watermelon
The Weaver Girl
The Two Weavers and the Grasshopper
The Old Weaver and the Camel's Footprints
Griba, the Weaver
The Silversmith and His Mother's Bangle
The Pathan and the Plums
The Pathan and the Ass
The Banevr Man and the Mill
The Two Simple Baneyris
The Widow of Baner
The Baneyr Man and the Boat
The Baneyri and His Drowned Wife
The Baneyri and His Poor Kinsman
The Philosophical Baneyri
The Baneyri and His Mother
The Man and the Bear
The Miser and the Grain of Wheat
The Miser and the Pice
The Two Misers
The Elephant and His Keeper
The Gardener's Wife, the Potter's Wife, and the Camel
The Mule and the Traveller
The Black Bee and the Black Beetle
The Tiger and the Cat
The Tiger and the Hare
The Dog and the Cock
The Jackal and the Voice of Fame
The Painted Jackal
The Jackal and the Ewe-Sheep
The Jackal and the Fleas
The False Witness
The Four Associates
The Crow and its Young
The Frog and the Farrier
The Frog and the Buffalo
The Frog and Kashmir
The Camel and the Rat
The Famous Saint and the Pilgrim
The Thief and the Poor Man
The King and his Daughters
The Farmer, His Wife, and the Open Door
The Traveller and His Camel

Appendix: The Punjabi verses which occur in Sharap's version of Rasalu.



Kingscote-Sastri. Tales of the Sun

Today's free book is Tales of the Sun, or Folklore of Southern India by Georgiana Kingscote and Natesa Sastri. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The author of this book is sometimes listed as: Mrs. Howard Kingscote, and she also published under the pseudonym Lucas Cleeve and lived in Bangalore. There is also an earlier edition of the book credited to Sastri only: Folklore in Southern India by Pandit S.M. Natesa Sastri.

This book is available at Project Gutenberg, and also at Internet ArchiveHathi TrustGoogle Books, and as a free Kindle ebook.


Table of Contents:
  1. The Three Deaf Men: text
  2. Why Brahmans cannot eat in the Dark: text
  3. The Soothsayer's Son: text
  4. Ranavirasing: text
  5. Charity alone Conquers: text
  6. Mr. Won't Give and Mr. Won't Leave: text
  7. Mr. Mighty-of-his-Mouth: text
  8. The Mother-in-Law Became an Ass: text
  9. The Story of Appayya: text
  10. The Brahmin Girl that Married a Tiger: text
  11. The Good Husband and the Bad Wife: text
  12. The Good Wife and the Bad Husband: text
  13. The Lost Camel: text
  14. The Three Calamities: text
  15. The Honest but Rash Hunter: text
  16. The Brahman's Wife and the Mungoose: text
  17. The Faithless Wife and the Ungrateful Blind Man: text
  18. The Wonderful Mango Fruit: text
  19. The Poisoned Food: text
  20. Eating up the Protector: text
  21. The Monkey with the Tom-Tom: text
  22. Pride Goeth Before a Fall: text
  23. Good will grow out of Good: text
  24. Light makes Prosperity: text
  25. Chandralekha and the Eight Robbers: text
  26. The Conquest of Fate: text
  27. The Brahman Priest who became an Amildar: text
  28. The Gardener's Cunning Wife: text
  29. Keep it for the Beggar: text
  30. Good Luck to the Lucky One: text
  31. Retaliation: text
  32. The Beggar and the Five Muffins: text
  33. The Brahmarakshas and the Hair: text

Sastri. Folklore in Southern India

Today's free book is Folklore in Southern India by Pandit S.M. Natesa Sastri. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image, and for a later, expanded version of this book see Tales of the Sun.

The book is available at the Hathi Trust and Google Books.



The Three Deaf Men
Why Brahmans Cannot Eat in the Dark
The Soothsayer's Son
Ranavirasing
Charity Alone Conquers
Mr. Won't-Give and Mr. Won't Leave
Mr. Mighty-of-his-Mouth and Mr. Mighty-of-his-Hands
The Mother-in-Law Became an Ass
The Story of Appayya
The Brahman Girl that Married a Tiger
The Good Husband and the Bad Wife
The Good Wife and the Bad Husband
The Four Good Sisters
The Monkey with the Tom-Tom
Good Will Grow out of Good
Pride goeth before a Fall
Light makes Prosperity
The Five Cups
The Brahmarakshasa
The Satchet-Bearer
The Brahmarakshasa and the Hair
The Beggar and the Five Muffins
The Brahman Priest who became an Amildar
The Gardener's Wife

Neogi. Sacred Tales of India

Today's free book is Sacred Tales of India by D. N. Neogi with illustrations by P. Ghose. You can find out more about this book at the Indian Epics UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The book is available at Internet ArchiveHathi Trust and Google Books. The links below are to the Internet Archive edition.

The illustrations are by P. Ghose, and I've made a Flickr collection.



1 The Divine Brothers: link
2 Snatched from Death: link
3 By Itu's Favor: link
4 The Bride of Yama: link
5 The Goddess who Devoured Elephants: link
6 The Slayer of Kangsa: link
7 Chand, The Unbeliever: link
8 The Gift of the Ascetic: link
9 The Sun's Twin Sons: link
10 The Consequences of Generosity: link
11 A Brahman's Ban: link
12 The Pir's Power: link
13 The Gander-Eater: link
14 The Fatal Oath: link
15 Sacrificed to Varuna: link
16 Joyabati — The Gift of Joya: link
17 Saved from the Cat: link
18 The Wife Who Used to Eat the First Morsel: link
19 The Wife Who Cooked Beef: link
20 The Banished Girls: link







James. East Indian Fairy-Tales

Today's free book is The Magic Bed: A Book of East Indian Fairy-Tales by Hartwell James. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Project Gutenberg.You can get a free Kindle too!



Table of Contents

The Magic Bed
The Wise Jackal
The Four Brothers
The Fish Prince
The Talking Turtle



Bompas. Folklore of the Santal Parganas.

Today's free book is Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas (1909). You can find out more about this book in the Santal Folklore unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

Available at: Project GutenbergInternet Archive, and Hathi Books. There is also a free Kindle ebook, and the first part of the book is available as a free audiobook from LibriVox.



Table of Contents

  1. Bajun and Jhore
  2. Anuwa and His Mother
  3. Ledha and the Leopard
  4. The Cruel Stepmother
  5. Karmu and Dharmu
  6. The Jealous Stepmother
  7. The Pious Woman
  8. The Wise Daughter-in-Law
  9. The Oilman and His Sons
  10. The Girl Who Found Helpers
  11. How to Grow Rich
  12. The Changed Calf
  13. The Koeri and the Barber
  14. The Prince Who Acquired Wisdom
  15. The Monkey Boy
  16. The Miser's Servant
  17. Kuwar and the Raja's Daughter
  18. The Laughing Fish
  19. How the Cowherd Found a Bride
  20. Kara and Guja
  21. The Magic Cow
  22. Lita and His Animals
  23. The Boy Who Found His Father
  24. The Oilman's Bullock
  25. How Sabai Grass Grew
  26. The Merchant's Son and the Raja's Daughter
  27. The Flycatcher's Egg
  28. The Wife Who Would Not Be Beaten
  29. Sahde Goala
  30. The Raja's Son and the Merchant's Son
  31. The Poor Widow
  32. The Monkey and the Girl
  33. Ramai and the Animals
  34. The Magic Bedstead
  35. The Ghormuhas
  36. The Boy Who Learnt Magic
  37. The Charitable Jogi
  38. Chote and Mote
  39. The Daydreamer
  40. The Extortionate Sentry
  41. The Broken Friendship
  42. A Story Told By a Hindoo
  43. The Raibar and the Leopard
  44. The Ungrateful Snake
  45. The Tiger's Bride
  46. The Killing of the Tiger
  47. The Dream
  48. The King of the Bhuyans
  49. The Foolish Sons
  50. Kora and His Sister
  51. A Story on Caste
  52. Tipi and Tepa
  53. The Child With the Ears of the Ox
  54. The Child Who Knew His Father
  55. Jogeshwar's Marriage
  56. The Strong Man
  57. The Raja's Advice
  58. The Four Jogis
  59. The Charitable Raja
  60. A Variant.—The Wandering Raja
  61. The Two Wives
  62. Spanling and His Uncles
  63. The Silent Wife
  64. The Dumb Shepherd
  65. The Good Daughter-in-Law
  66. The Raja's Dream
  67. The Mongoose Boy
  68. The Stolen Treasure
  69. Dukhu and His Bonga Wife
  70. The Monkey Husband
  71. Lakhan and the Wild Buffaloes
  72. The Boy with the Stag
  73. The Seven Brothers and the Bonga Girl
  74. The Tiger's Foster Child
  75. The Caterpillar Boy
  76. The Monkey Nursemaid
  77. The Wife Who Could Not Keep a Secret
  78. Sit and Lakhan
  79. The Raja Who went to Heaven
  80. Seven Tricks and Single Trick
  81. Fuljhari Raja
  82. The Corpse of the Raja's Son
  83. The Sham Child
  84. The Sons of the Kherohuri Raja
  85. The Dog Bride
  86. Wealth or Wisdom
  87. A Goala and the Cow
  88. The Telltale Wife
  89. The Bridegroom Who Spoke in Riddles
  90. The Lazy Man
  91. Another Lazy Man
  92. The Widow's Son
  93. The Boy Who Was Changed Into a Dog
  94. Birluri and Birbanta
  95. The Killing of the Rakhas
  96. The Children of the Vultures
  97. The Ferryman
  98. Catching a Thief
  99. The Grasping Raja
  100. The Prince Who Would Not Marry
  101. The Prince Who Found Two Wives
  102. The Unfaithful Wife
  103. The Industrious Bride
  104. The Boy and His Fate
  105. The Messengers of Death
  106. The Speaking Crab
  107. The Leopard Outwitted
  108. The Wind and the Sun
  109. The Coldest Season
  110. The Jackal and the Crow
  111. The Tiger Cub and the Calf
  112. The Jackal and the Chickens
  113. The Jackal Punished
  114. The Tigers and the Cat
  115. The Elephants and the Ants
  116. A Fox and His Wife
  117. The Jackal and the Crocodiles
  118. The Bullfrog and the Crab
  119. The Hyena Outwitted
  120. The Crow and the Egret
  121. The Jackal and the Hare
  122. The Brave Jackal
  123. The Jackal and the Leopards
  124. The Fool and His Dinner
  125. The Stingy Daughter
  126. The Backwards and Forwards Dance
  127. The Deaf Family
  128. The Father-in-Law's Visit
  129. Ramai and Somai
  130. The Two Brothers
  131. The Three Fools
  132. The Cure For Laziness
  133. The Brahmin's Powers
  134. Ram's Wife
  135. Palo
  136. The Women's Sacrifice
  137. The Thief's Son
  138. The Divorce
  139. The Father and the Father-in-Law
  140. The Reproof
  141. Enigmas
  142. The Too Particular Wife
  143. The Paharia Socialists
  144. How A Tiger Was Killed
  145. The Goala's Daughter
  146. The Brahmin's Clothes
  147. The Winning of the Bride
  148. Marriage With Bongas
  149. The Bonga Headman
  150. Lakhan and the Bonga
  151. The House Bonga
  152. The Sarsagun-Maiden
  153. The Schoolboy and the Bonga
  154. The Bonga's Cave
  155. The Bonga's Victim
  156. Baijal and the Bonga
  157. Ramai and the Bonga
  158. The Boundary Bonga
  159. The Bonga Exorcised
  160. The Beginning of Things
  161. Chando and His Wife
  162. The Sikhar Raja
  163. The Origin of Tobacco
  164. The Transmigration of Souls
  165. The Next World
  166. After Death
  167. Hares and Men
  168. A Legend
  169. Pregnant Women
  170. The Influence of the Moon
  171. Illegitimate Children
  172. The Dead
  173. A Hunting Custom
  174. Witchcraft
  175. Of Dains and Ojhas
  176. Initiation Into Witchcraft
  177. Witch Craft
  178. Witch Stories
  179. Witch Stories
  180. Witch Stories
  181. The Two Witches
  182. The Sister-in-Law Who Was a Witch
  183. Ramjit Bonga
  184. The Herd Boy and the Witches
  185. The Man-Tiger
  186. The River Snake.
  187. The Sons of the Tigress.
  188. The Tiger's Marriage.
  189. The Jackal and His Neighbours.
  190. The Jackal and the Tigers.
  191. The Wild Buffaloes.
  192. The Grateful Cow.
  193. The Belbati Princess.
  194. The Bread Tree.
  195. The Origin of _Sabai_ Grass
  196. The Faithless Sister.
  197. The Cruel Sisters-in-Law.
  198. The False Rani.
  199. The Jackal and the Kite.
  200. The Sons of the Raban Raja.
  201. The Potter's Son.
  202. The Wonderful Cowherd.
  203. The Strong Prince.
  204. The Prince Who Became King of the Jackals.
  205. The Mongoose Boy.
  206. The Prince and the Tigress.
  207. The Cunning Potter.

Dutt. Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan.

Today's free book is Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan by Toru Dutt (1906). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at: Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, Google Books. There is also a free Kindle ebook, and you can get a free audiobook from LibriVox.



Table of Contents

I. Savitri
II. Lakshman
III. Jogadhya Uma
IV. The Royal Ascetic and the Hind
V. Dhruva
VI. Buttoo
VII. Sindhu
VIII. Prehlad
IX. Sîta

Tawney. Ocean of the Streams of Story

Today's free book is The Katha Sarit Sagara, or Ocean of the Streams of Story translated from the Sanskrit by C. H. Tawney. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. You can find out more about this astounding book at Wikipedia.

The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive (plus V. 2), Hathi Trust, and Google Books (plus V. 2)

This is the two-volume edition. You can also find a 10-volume edition at Internet Archive. See the links at the bottom of this post for a correspondence between the two editions.


Contents of Volume I.

Book I.    

Chapter I.
Introduction
Curse of Pushpadanta and Malyavan    

Chapter II.
The Story of Pushpadanta when living on the earth as Vararuchi
How Kanabhuti became a Pishacha
The Story of Vararuchi’s teacher Varsha, and his fellow-pupils Vyadi and Indradatta    

Chapter III.
Continuation of The Story of Vararuchi
The Story of the founding of the city of Pataliputra
The Story of King Brahmadatta    

Chapter IV.
Continuation of The Story of Vararuchi
The Story of Upakosha and her four lovers    

Chapter V.
Conclusion of The Story of Vararuchi
The Story of Shivasharman    

Chapter VI.
The Story of Malyavan when living on the earth as Gunadhya
The Story of the Mouse-merchant
The Story of the chanter of the Sama Veda
The Story of Satavahana    

Chapter VII.
Continuation of The Story of Gunadhya
How Pushpadanta got his name
The Story of King Shivi    

Chapter VIII.
Continuation of The Story of Gunadhya
Shiva’s tales, originally composed by Gunadhya in the Paishacha language, are made known in Sanskrit under the title of Vrihat Katha

Book II.    

Chapter IX.
The Story of the ancestors and parents of Udayana, king of Vatsa    

Chapter X.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana’s parents
The Story of Shridatta and Mrigankavati
Udayana succeeds to the kingdom of Vatsa

Chapter XI.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana
The Story of King Chandamahasena    

Chapter XII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana
The Story of Rupinika    

Chapter XIII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana
The Story of Devasmita
The Story of the cunning Siddhikari
The Story of Shaktimati    

Chapter XIV.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana
The Story of the clever deformed child
The Story of Ruru

Book III.    

Chapter XV.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana
The Story of the clever physician
The Story of the hypocritical ascetic
The Story of Unmadini
The Story of the loving couple who died of separation
The Story of Punyasena
The Story of Sunda and Upasunda

Chapter XVI.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana
The Story of Kunti    

Chapter XVII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana
The Story of Urvashi
The Story of Vihitasena
The Story of Somaprabha
The Story of Ahalya    

Chapter XVIII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana
The Story of Vidushaka    

Chapter XIX.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana
The Story of Devadasa    

Chapter XX.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana
The Story of Phalabhuti
The Story of Kuvalayavali and the witch Kalaratri
The Story of the birth of Kartikeya
The Story of Sundaraka and Kalaratri

Book IV.    

Chapter XXI.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana
The Story of Pandu
The Story of Devadatta
The Story of Pingalika    

Chapter XXII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana
The Story of Jimutavahana
The Story of Jimutavahana’s adventures in a former life
The Story of Kadru and Vinata    

Chapter XXIII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana
The Story of Sinhaparakrama
Birth of Udayana’s son Naravahanadatta

Book V.    

Chapter XXIV.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Shaktivega, king of the Vidyadharas
The Story of Shiva and Madhava
The Story of Harasvamin    

Chapter XXV.
Continuation of The Story of Shaktivega
The Story of Ashokadatta and Vijayadatta    

Chapter XXVI.
Conclusion of The Story of Shaktivega
The Story of Devadatta
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son

Book VI.    

Chapter XXVII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Kalingadatta, king of Takshashila
The Story of the merchant’s son in Takshashila
The Story of the Apsaras Surabhidatta
The Story of King Dharmadatta and his wife Nagashri
The Story of the seven Brahmans who devoured a cow in time of famine
The Story of the two ascetics, the one a Brahman, the other a Chandala
The Story of King Vikramasinha and the two Brahmans    

Chapter XXVIII.
Continuation of The Story of Kalingadatta
Birth of his daughter Kalingasena
The Story of the seven princesses
The Story of the prince who tore out his own eye
The Story of the ascetic who conquered anger
The Story of Sulochana and Sushena
The Story of the prince and the merchant’s son who saved his life
The Story of the Brahman and the Pishacha    

Chapter XXIX.
Continuation of The Story of Kalingadatta
The Story of Kirtisena and her cruel mother-in-law    

Chapter XXX.
Continuation of The Story of Kalingadatta
The Story of Tejasvati
The Story of the Brahman Harisharman    

Chapter XXXI.
Conclusion of The Story of Kalingadatta
The Story of Usha and Aniruddha
Kalingasena, daughter of Kalingadatta, escapes to Vatsa
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son    

Chapter XXXII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of the Brahman’s son Vishnudatta and his seven foolish companions
The Story of Kadaligarbha
The Story of the king and the barber’s wife    

Chapter XXXIII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Shrutasena
The Story of the three Brahman brothers
The Story of Devasena and Unmadini
The Story of the ichneumon, the owl, the cat and the mouse
The Story of King Prasenajit and the Brahman who lost his treasure    

Chapter XXXIV.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of King Indradatta
The Story of the Yaksha Virupaksha
The Story of Shatrughna and his wicked wife
The Story of King Shurasena and his ministers
The Story of King Harisinha

Book VII.    

Chapter XXXV.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Ratnaprabha
The Story of Sattvashila and the two treasures
The Story of the brave king Vikramatunga    

Chapter XXXVI.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of King Ratnadhipati and the white elephant Shvetarashmi
The Story of Yavanasena    

Chapter XXXVII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Nishchayadatta
The Story of Somasvamin
The Story of Bhavasharman    

Chapter XXXVIII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of King Vikramaditya and the hetæra
The Story of King Vikramaditya and the treacherous mendicant    

Chapter XXXIX.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Shringabhuja and the daughter of the Rakshasa    

Chapter XL.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Tapodatta
The Story of Virupasharman
The Story of King Vilasashila and the physician Tarunachandra    

Chapter XLI.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of King Chirayus and his minister Nagarjuna    

Chapter XLII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of King Parityagasena, his wicked wife, and his two sons    

Chapter XLIII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of the two brothers Pranadhara and Rajyadhara
The Story of Arthalobha and his beautiful wife
The Story of the princess Karpurika in her birth as a swan

Book VIII.    

Chapter XLIV.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Suryaprabha    

Chapter XLV.
Continuation of The Story of Suryaprabha
The Story of the Brahman Kala    

Chapter XLVI.
Continuation of The Story of Suryaprabha
The Story of the generous Danava Namuchi    

Chapter XLVII.
Continuation of The Story of Suryaprabha    

Chapter XLVIII.
Continuation of The Story of Suryaprabha
Adventure of the witch Sharabhanana

Chapter XLIX.
Continuation of The Story of Suryaprabha
The Story of King Mahasena and his virtuous minister Gunasharman    

Chapter L.
Conclusion of The Story of Suryaprabha
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son

Book IX.    

Chapter LI.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Alankaravati
The Story of Rama and Sita
The Story of the handsome king Prithvirupa    

Chapter LII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Ashokamala
The Story of Sthulabhuja
The Story of Anangarati and her four suitors
The Story of Anangarati in a former birth    

Chapter LIII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of King Lakshadatta and his dependent Labdhadatta
The Story of the Brahman Viravara
The Story of Suprabha    

Chapter LIV.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of the merchant Samudrashura
The Story of King Chamarabala
The Story of Yashovarman and the two fortunes    

Chapter LV.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Chiradatri
The Story of King Kanakavarsha and Madanasundari    

Chapter LVI.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of the Brahman Chandrasvamin, his son Mahipala, and his daughter Chandravati
The Story of Chakra
The Story of the hermit and the faithful wife
The Story of Dharmavyadha, the righteous seller of flesh
The Story of the treacherous Pashupata ascetic
The Story of King Tribhuvana
The Story of Nala and Damayanti

Volume II

Book X.    

Chapter LVII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of the porter who found a bracelet
The Story of the inexhaustible pitcher
The Story of the merchant’s son, the hetæra and the wonderful ape ala    

Chapter LVIII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of King Vikramasinha, the hetæra and the young Brahman
The Story of the faithless wife who burnt herself with her husband’s body
The Story of the faithless wife who had her husband murdered    
The Story of Vajrasara whose wife cut off his nose and ears
The Story of King Sinhabala and his faithless wife    

Chapter LIX.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of King Sumanas, the Nishada maiden, and the learned parrot
The parrot’s account of his own life as a parrot
The hermit’s story of Somaprabha, Manorathaprabha, and Makarandika
Episode of Manorathaprabha and Rashmimat    

Chapter LX.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Shuravarman who spared his guilty wife    
The Story of the ox abandoned in the forest, and the lion, and the two jackals
The Story of the monkey that pulled out the wedge    
The Story of the jackal and the drum    
The Story of the crane and the Makara
The Story of the lion and the hare
The Story of the louse and the flea    
The Story of the lion, the panther, the crow and the jackal
The Story of the pair of titthibhas
The Story of the tortoise and the two swans    
The Story of the three fish
The Story of the monkeys, the firefly and the bird    
The Story of Dharmabuddhi and Dushtabuddhi
The Story of the crane, the snake, and the mungoose    
The Story of the mice that ate an iron balance    

Chapter LXI.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of the foolish merchant who made aloes-wood into charcoal    
The Story of the man who sowed roasted seed    
The Story of the man who mixed fire and water    
The Story of the man who tried to improve his wife’s nose    
The Story of the foolish herdsman    
The Story of the fool and the ornaments    
The Story of the fool and the cotton    
The Story of the foolish villagers who cut down the palm-trees    
The Story of the treasure-finder who was blinded    
The Story of the fool and the salt
The Story of the fool and his milch-cow    
The Story of the foolish bald man and the fool who pelted him    
The Story of the crow, and the king of the pigeons, the tortoise and the deer
The Story of the mouse and the hermit
The Story of the Brahman’s wife and the sesame-seeds
The Story of the greedy jackal    
The Story of the wife who falsely accused her husband of murdering a Bhilla
The Story of the snake who told his secret to a woman
The Story of the bald man and the hair-restorer    
The Story of a foolish servant    
The Story of the faithless wife who was present at her own Shraddha
The Story of the ambitious Chandala maiden    
The Story of the miserly king    
The Story of Dhavalamukha, his trading friend, and his fighting friend
The Story of the thirsty fool that did not drink    
The Story of the fool who killed his son    
The Story of the fool and his brother    
The Story of the Brahmacharin’s son    
The Story of the astrologer who killed his son    
The Story of the violent man who justified his character
The Story of the foolish king who made his daughter grow    
The Story of the man who recovered half a pana from his servant    
The Story of the fool who took notes of a certain spot in the sea
The Story of the king who replaced the flesh    
The Story of the woman who wanted another son    
The Story of the servant who tasted the fruit    
The Story of the two brothers Yajnasoma and Kirtisoma
The Story of the fool who wanted a barber    
The Story of the man who asked for nothing at all          

Chapter LXII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of the war between the crows and the owls
The Story of the ass in the panther’s skin    
How the crow dissuaded the birds from choosing the owl king
The Story of the elephant and the hares
The Story of the bird, the hare, and the cat
The Story of the Brahman, the goat, and the rogues
The Story of the old merchant and his young wife
The Story of the Brahman, the thief, and the Rakshasa    
The Story of the carpenter and his wife
The Story of the mouse that was turned into a maiden
The Story of the snake and the frogs    
The Story of the foolish servant    
The Story of the two brothers who divided all that they had    
The Story of the mendicant who became emaciated from discontent
The Story of the fool who saw gold in the water    
The Story of the servants who kept rain off the trunks
The Story of the fool and the cakes    
The Story of the servant who looked after the door    
The Story of the simpletons who ate the buffalo
The Story of the fool who behaved like a Brahmany drake    
The Story of the physician who tried to cure a hunchback    

Chapter LXIII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Yashodhara and Lakshmidhara and the two wives of the water-genius
The Story of the water-genius in his previous birth    
The Story of the Brahman who became a Yaksha    
The Story of the monkey and the porpoise
The Story of the sick lion, the jackal, and the ass
The Story of the fool who gave a verbal reward to the musician    
The Story of the teacher and his two jealous pupils    
The Story of the snake with two heads
The Story of the fool who was nearly choked with rice    
The Story of the boys that milked the donkey
The Story of the foolish boy that went to the village for nothing          

Chapter LXIV.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of the Brahman and the mungoose
The Story of the fool that was his own doctor    
The Story of the fool who mistook hermits for monkeys
The Story of the fool who found a purse    
The Story of the fool who looked for the moon    
The Story of the woman who escaped from the monkey and the cowherd
The Story of the two thieves Ghata and Karpara
The Story of Devadatta’s wife    
The Story of the wife of the Brahman Rudrasoma
The Story of the wife of Shushin
The Story of the snake-god and his wife    

Chapter LXV.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of the ungrateful wife
The Story of the grateful animals and the ungrateful woman
The lion’s story
The golden-crested bird’s story
The snake’s story    
The woman’s story    
The Story of the Buddhist monk who was bitten by a dog
The Story of the man who submitted to be burnt alive sooner than share his food with a guest
The Story of the foolish teacher, the foolish pupils, and the cat
The Story of the fools and the bull of Shiva
The Story of the fool who asked his way to the village    
The Story of Hiranyaksha and Mrigankalekha    

Chapter LXVI.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of the mendicant who travelled from Kashmira to Pataliputra
The Story of the wife of king Sinhaksha, and the wives of his principal courtiers
The Story of the woman who had eleven husbands    
The Story of the man who, thanks to Durga, had always one ox
The Story of the man who managed to acquire wealth by speaking to the king
The Story of Ratnarekha and Lakshmisena
Marriage of Naravahanadatta and Shaktiyashas    

Book XI.    

Chapter LXVII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of the race between the elephant and the horses
The Story of the merchant and his wife Vela
Marriage of Naravahanadatta and Jayendrasena

Book XII.    

Chapter LXVIII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
Marriage of Naravahanadatta and Lalitalochana
The Story of the jackal that was turned into an elephant    
The Story of Vamadatta and his wicked wife    

Chapter LXIX.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Mrigankadatta and Shashankavati
The Story of King Bhadrabahu and his clever minister
The Story of Pushkaraksha and Vinayavati
The Story of the birth of Vinayavati
The adventures of Pushkaraksha and Vinayavati in a former life
The Story of Lavanyamanjari          

Chapter LXX.
Continuation of The Story of Mrigankadatta and Shashankavati
The Story of Shrutadhi          

Chapter LXXI.
Continuation of The Story of Mrigankadatta and Shashankavati
The Story of Kamalakara and Hansavali    

Chapter LXXII.
Continuation of The Story of Mrigankadatta and Shashankavati
The Story of King Vinitamati who became a holy man
The Story of the holy boar
The Story of Devabhuti
The Story of the generous Induprabha
The Story of the parrot who was taught virtue by the king of the parrots
The Story of the patient hermit Shubhanaya
The Story of the persevering young Brahman    
The Story of Malayamalin
The Story of the robber who won over Yama’s secretary    

Chapter LXXIII.
Continuation of The Story of Mrigankadatta and Shashankavati
The Story of Shridarshana
The Story of Saudamini
The Story of Bhunandana    

Chapter LXXIV.
Continuation of The Story of Mrigankadatta and Shashankavati
The Story of Bhimabhata
The Story of Akshakshapanaka    

Chapter LXXV.
Continuation of The Story of Mrigankadatta and Shashankavati
The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of the prince who was helped to a wife by the son of his father’s minister    

Chapter LXXVI.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of the three young Brahmans who restored a dead lady to life    

Chapter LXXVII.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of the king and the two wise birds
The maina’s story
The parrot’s story    

Chapter LXXVIII.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of Viravara    

Chapter LXXIX.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of Somaprabha and her three sisters    

Chapter LXXX.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of the lady who caused her brother and husband to change heads    

Chapter LXXXI.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of the king who married his dependent to the Nereid    

Chapter LXXXII.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of the three fastidious men    

Chapter LXXXIII.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of Anangarati and her four suitors    

Chapter LXXXIV.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of Madanasena and her rash promise    

Chapter LXXXV.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of King Dharmadhvaja and his three very sensitive wives    

Chapter LXXXVI.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of King Yashaḥketu, his Vidyadhari wife and his faithful minister    

Chapter LXXXVII.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of Harisvamin who first lost his wife and then his life    

Chapter LXXXVIII.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of the merchant’s daughter who fell in love with a thief    

Chapter LXXXIX.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of the magic globule    

Chapter XC.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of Jimutavahana    

Chapter XCI.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of Unmadini    

Chapter XCII.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of the Brahman’s son who failed to acquire the magic power    

Chapter XCIII.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of the thief’s son    

Chapter XCIV.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of the Brahman boy who offered himself up to save the life of the king    

Chapter XCV.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of Anangamanjari, her husband Manivarman, and the Brahman Kamalakara    

Chapter XCVI.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of the four Brahman brothers who resuscitated the tiger    

Chapter XCVII.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of the Hermit who first wept and then danced    

Chapter XCVIII.
Continuation of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
The Story of the father that married the daughter and the son that married the mother    

Chapter XCIX.
Conclusion of The Story of King Trivikramasena and the Vampire
Continuation of The Story of Mrigankadatta and Shashankavati    

Chapter C.
Continuation of The Story of Mrigankadatta and Shashankavati    

Chapter CI.
Continuation of The Story of Mrigankadatta and Shashankavati
The Story of Sundarasena and Mandaravati    

Chapter CII.
Continuation of The Story of Mrigankadatta and Shashankavati    

Chapter CIII.
Conclusion of The Story of Mrigankadatta and Shashankavati
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son    

Book XIII.    

Chapter CIV.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of the two Brahman friends

Book XIV.    

Chapter CV.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Savitri and Angiras    

Chapter CVI.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of the child that died of a broken heart    

Chapter CVII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Rama          

Chapter CVIII.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of Nagasvamin and the witches
The Story of Marubhuti and the mermaids and the gold-producing grains

Book XV.    

Chapter CIX.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
History of the cave of Trishirsha    

Chapter CX.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
Naravahanadatta crowned emperor of the Vidyadharas

Book XVI.    

Chapter CXI.
Continuation of The Story of Udayana and his son
The Story of the devoted couple Shurasena and Sushena
Death of Chandamahasena and Angaravati    
Death of Udayana king of Vatsa    
Continuation of The Story of Naravahanadatta son of Udayana    

Chapter CXII.
Continuation of The Story of Naravahanadatta son of Udayana
The Story of King Chandamahasena and the Asura’s daughter
The Story of prince Avantivardhana and the daughter of the Matanga
The Story of the young Chandala who married the daughter of king Prasenajit
The Story of the young fisherman who married a princess
The Story of the Merchant’s daughter who fell in love with a thief    

Chapter CXIII.
Continuation of The Story of Naravahanadatta son of Udayana
The Story of Taravaloka

Book XVII.    

Chapter CXIV.
Continuation of The Story of Naravahanadatta son of Udayana
The Story of King Brahmadatta and the swans
How Parvati condemned her five attendants to be reborn on earth
The Story of the metamorphoses of Pingeshvara and Guheshvara    

Chapter CXV.
Continuation of The Story of Brahmadatta and the swans
The Story of Muktaphalaketu and Padmavati    

Chapter CXVI.
Continuation of The Story of Muktaphalaketu and Padmavati    

Chapter CXVII.
Continuation of The Story of Muktaphalaketu and Padmavati    

Chapter CXVIII.
Continuation of The Story of Muktaphalaketu and Padmavati    

Chapter CXIX.
Conclusion of The Story of Muktaphalaketu and Padmavati
Conclusion of The Story of Brahmadatta and the swans    
Continuation of The Story of Naravahanadatta son of Udayana    

Book XVIII.    

Chapter CXX.
Continuation of The Story of Naravahanadatta son of Udayana    
The Story of Vikramaditya king of Ujjayini    

Chapter CXXI.
Continuation of The Story of Vikramaditya king of Ujjayini
The Story of Madanamanjari
The Story of the gambler Dagineya
The Story of thinthakarala the bold gambler
The Story of the gambler who cheated Yama    
The Story of Ghanta and Nighanta and the two maidens    
The Story of the golden deer    

Chapter CXXII.
Continuation of The Story of Vikramaditya king of Ujjayini
The Story of Malayavati the man-hating maiden    

Chapter CXXIII.
Continuation of The Story of Vikramaditya king of Ujjayini    
The Story of Kalingasena’s marriage
How Devasena obtained the magic ointment    
The Story of the grateful monkey
The Story of the two princesses
The Story of Dhanadatta
The Story of Keshata and Kandarpa
The Story of Kusumayudha and Kamalalochana    

Chapter CXXIV.
Conclusion of The Story of Kalingasena’s marriage
The Story of Chandrasvamin
Conclusion of The Story of Vikramaditya king of Ujjayini
The Story of Devasvamin
The Story of Agnisharman
The Story of Muladeva
Conclusion of The Story of Naravahanadatta son of Udayana    
Conclusion of the Katha Sarit Sagara    


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