Book I.

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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
• Story of king Chaṇḍamahásena,      69–71

Chapter XII.

• Continuation of the story of Udayana,      72–82
• Story of Rúpiṇiká,      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 Śaktimatí,      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.

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