Contents of Volume I.
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Somadeva Bhatta, active 11th century and Tawney, C. H. (Charles Henry)
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 Káṇabhúti became a Piśácha, 6–7
Story of Vararuchi’s teacher Varsha, and his fellow-pupils Vyáḍi and Indradatta, 7–10
Chapter III.
Continuation of the story of Vararuchi, 11–16
Story of the founding of the city of Páṭaliputra, 11–16
Story of king Brahmadatta, 12–13
Chapter IV.
Continuation of the story of Vararuchi, 16–23
Story of Upakośá and her four lovers, 17–20
Chapter V.
Conclusion of the story of Vararuchi, 23–31
Story of Śivaśarman, 27–28
Chapter VI.
Story of Mályaván when living on the earth as Guṇáḍhya, 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 Guṇáḍhya, 41–47
How Pushpadanta got his name, 43–46
Story of king Śivi, 45–46
Chapter VIII.
Continuation of the story of Guṇáḍhya, 47–49
Śiva’s tales, originally composed by Guṇáḍhya in the Paiśácha language, are made known in Sanskrit under the title of Vṛihat 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 Śrídatta and Mṛigánkavatí, 56–66
Udayana succeeds to the kingdom of Vatsa, 67
Chapter XI.
Continuation of the story of Udayana, 67–71