Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story)
by Somadeva | 1924 | 1,023,469 words | ISBN-13: 9789350501351
This is the English translation of the Kathasaritsagara written by Somadeva around 1070. The principle story line revolves around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the Vidhyādharas (‘celestial beings’). The work is one of the adoptations of the now lost Bṛhatkathā, a great Indian epic tale said to have been composed by ...
Preface to volume 3
THE present volume contains more text than either of the two preceding ones, and Vol. IV will carry us to the end of Mr Tawney’s first volume.
Dr Barnett continues his proof-reading and has given invaluable advice on a number of points. In the absence of Mr Fenton, who is pursuing his archæological studies in Central America, my old friend, Mr Douglas Marshall, has kindly read through the proofs, making many valuable suggestions.
Any fresh acknowledgments are duly made in the notes themselves.
N. M. P.
St John’s Wood,
5th February 1925.