Friendly Advice (Clay Sanskrit Library)

744 Pages·2007·1.6 MB·English

by  Naráyana

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“Friendly Advice”
by Na¯ra¯yana
.
&
“King Vikrama’s
Adventures”
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ISBN:978-0-8147-8305-4(cloth:alk.paper)
1.Fables,Indic–TranslationsintoEnglish.
2.Didacticliterature,Sanskrit–TranslationsintoEnglish.
I.Narayana.II.To¨rzso¨k,Judit.
III.Vikramacarita.English&Sanskrit.
IV.Title.V.Title:KingVikrama’sadventures.
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398.20954–dc22 2007010792
Contents
Sanskritalphabeticalorder 11
CSLconventions 11
“FRIENDLYADVICE”AND“KINGV´IKRAMA’S
ADVENTURES”
Preface 17
FRIENDLYADVICE 21
Introduction 23
Invocation 55
Prologue 61
BookI OnHowtoWinFriends 77
Story1 TheOldTigerandtheTraveler 82
Story2 TheDeer,theCrowandtheJackal 108
Story3 TheOldVultureandtheCat 110
Story4 TheMonksandtheMouse 142
Story5 TheOldManandhisYoungWife 144
Story6 TheGreedyJackal 170
Story7 ThePrinceandtheMerchant’sWife 190
Story8 TheJackalandtheElephant 194
BookII OnHowtoBreakFriendships 211
Story1 TheMonkeyandtheWedge 226
Story2 TheAssandtheDog 228
Story3 TheLionandtheCat 258
Story4 TheProcuressandtheBell 264
Story5 ThePrince,theGo-Betweenandthe
Gem-Merchant 276
Story6 TheWomanwithTwoLovers 286
Story7 TheCrowsandtheSnake 290
Story8 TheLionandtheHare 292
Story9 TheLapwingandtheSea 310
BookIII War 335
Story1 TheBirdswhoAdvisedtheMonkeys 340
Story2 TheAssDisguisedasaTiger 342
Story3 TheElephantandtheHare 346
Story4 TheGooseandtheCrow 358
Story5 TheQuailandtheCrow 358
Story6 TheCuckoldedWheelwright 360
Story7 TheBlueJackal 380
Story8 TheKing’sFaithfulServant 402
Story9 TheBarberwhoKilledaBeggar 412
BookIV Peace 443
Story1 TheTortoiseandtheGanders 446
Story2 TheThreeFishes 448
Story3 TheMerchant’sWifeandherLover 448
Story4 TheCranesandtheMongooses 454
Story5 TheSageandtheMouse 460
Story6 TheOldCraneandtheCrab 462
Story7 TheBrahminwhoBrokePotsandPans 466
Story8 TheTwoDemons 470
Story9 TheBrahminandtheThreeRogues 486
Story10 TheLion,hisServantsandtheCamel 488
Story11 TheCunningSnakeandtheFrogs 496
Story12 TheBrahminandtheMongoose 512
KINGV´IKRAMA’SADVENTURES 539
Introduction 541
ChapterI InvocationandtheConversation
ofShivaandPa´rvati 557
ChapterII KingBhartri·hariandtheFruit
ofImmortalityorHowV´ıkrama
BecameKing 565
ChapterIII V´ıkramaMeetsaVampire;He
ReceivesaThronefromIndra
forhisHelp 579
ChapterIV KingV´ıkrama’sDeathandthe
HidingoftheThrone 587
ChapterV KingBhojaFindstheThrone 593
ChapterVI BhojaAttemptstoMountthe
Throne 601
Story1 V´ıkrama’sPrincipleforGivingAlms 604
Story2 TheBrahmin’sUnsuccessfulSacrifice 606
Story3 TheFourMagicJewelsGivenbythe
Sea-God 610
Story4 V´ıkrama’sGratitudeTestedbyaBrahmin 614
Story5 TwoLifelessBodiesResurrectedby
V´ıkrama 616
Story6 V´ıkramaGratifiesaLyingAscetic 618
Story7 TheDilemmaoftheJewel-Carrier 620
Story8 SacrificeforaManwhowasDedicated
toanOgre 622
Story9 V´ıkramaCausesaWaterTanktobeFilled 624
Story10 V´ıkramaObtainsaMagicMantrafrom
anAscetic 626
Story11 TheSpendthriftHeirandtheWoman
TormentedbyanOgre 628
Story12 V´ıkrama’sLavishness 632
Story13 V´ıkramaHelpstheSpiritofaBrahmin 634
Story14 AnAsceticWarnsV´ıkramaagainstthe
NeglectofKinglyDuty 636
Story15 TheNymphandtheCauldronofBoiling
Oil 638
Story16 TheSpringFestival 640
Story17 V´ıkramaOffersHimselfforhisRival’s
Benefit 642
Story18 V´ıkramaVisitstheSun’sOrb 644
Story19 V´ıkramaVisitsBali,theKingofthe
Underworld 646
Story20 V´ıkramaVisitsaForestAscetic 648
Story21 V´ıkramaEntertainedbyPersonifications
ofEightMagicPowers 652
Story22 V´ıkramaWinstheScienceofAlchemyfor
aBrahmin 654
Story23 V´ıkrama’sInauspiciousDream 656
Story24 Shali·va´hana,V´ıkrama,andtheNectarof
Immortality 658
Story25 V´ıkramaObtainsRainfromtheGoddess 662
Story26 V´ıkramaandtheCowofPlenty 664
Story27 V´ıkramaandtheGambler 666
Story28 V´ıkramaAbolishestheSacrificingof
MentoaGoddess 670
Story29 TheCourtesanVisitedbyanOgre 672
Story30 TheConjurer’sTrick 674
Story31 V´ıkramaandtheVampire 678
Story32 V´ıkrama’sPowerandGenerosity 680
Conclusion TheStatuettesareReleasedfrom
Pa´rvati’sCurse 682
MetersUsed 687
Notes 691
Index 711
Sandhigrid 738