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The Kathá Sarit Ságara; or, Ocean of the Streams of Story

Story of Múladeva.11

Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition Somadeva Bhatta, active 11th century and Tawney, C. H. (Charles Henry)

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13 Cp. Ralston’s Tibetan Tales, p. 89.
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14 I read pratyayo na me which I find in the Taylor MS. and which makes sense. I take the words as part of the boy’s speech. “It is untrue; I do not believe it.” But vakshyasyapratyayena me would also make sense. The Sanskrit College MS. supports Brockhaus’s text.
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15 In the original there is the following note, “Here ends the tale of King Vikramáditya.”
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16 Having reached the end of my translation, I am entitled to presume that this epithet refers to the extraordinary length of the Kathá Sarit Ságara.

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The Kathá Sarit Ságara; or, Ocean of the Streams of Story, Project Gutenberg eBook #40588

Story of Agniśarman.7 A. Proper Names.