English Translation of A R Krishna Shastry's Kathāmṛta
A few days later, he summoned a few brāhmaṇas and said ‘I had a dream in the early hours this morning. In it, I was out for my routine horse ride, when a wild e...
Chapter 3 - Bṛhatkathā-śloka-saṅgraha While Avanti-vardhana ruled Avantī, not even a lowly insect had anything to complain about. One day, during his daily hor...
Early next morning they heard a resounding thunder in the cloudless sky. When the sages turned to Divākaradeva questioningly, he said, ‘This is the sound made b...
Dhanadatta tried to convince him that his son is a suitable groom to his daughter. But Dharmagupta thought that Tāmraliptī was too far and did not agree to this...
The next morning, when he regained his senses, the man was ashamed looking at his state. He cleaned up and rushed to Parivrājikā's house. He tied his head with...
The Story of Bālavinaṣṭaka Long ago there lived a brāhmaṇa named Rudraśarmā; he had two wives; of the two, one of them gave birth to a child and subsequently d...
निर्विघ्नविश्वनिर्माणसिद्धये यदनुग्रहम्। मन्ये स वव्रे धातापि तस्मै विघ्नजिते नमः॥ [Salutation to that deity, the killer of obstacles, (Gaṇeśa), from wh...
Once the king refused, the commander married her. Once when the king was roaming, he saw her standing in the balcony of the commander’s house. As soon as he saw...
Back in the royal palace of Magadha, Vāsavadattā tried to contain her sorrow. She sought solace in gazing upon the paintings depicting Sītā’s woes in the period...
The Story of Vararuci In Kauśāmbi, there lived a brāhmaṇa named Somadatta; his wife was called Vasudattā; I am their son. Having lost my father when I was stil...
One of the days following this, Vatsarāja had a lavish party where he enjoyed drinking with Vāsavadattā and Padmāvatī. Later he called for Gopālaka, Rumaṇvanta,...
The Story of Ahalyā and Devendra Once upon a time there lived a great seer named Gautama and he was sentient of things from times past, present, and future. He...