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252 By Bhatta Somadeva. The character of this work is already well known to European scholars through the notices published by Wilson and others; and the whole of the text has been brought out, partly in Sanskrit and partly in Roman type, by the learned Professor Weber (Abhandlungen II to IV.) ; it is not necessary therefore to enter at length into its history. The headings of the stories are given below in Sanskrit. The MS. is dated Samvat 1682, and is nearly two hundred and fifty years old. Beginning. sriyam disatu vah sambhoh syamah kantheा manobhuva | yankastha parvvatidrstipaseneva vicestitah || sandhyantatyotsave dhara + + +duya vighnajit | sitkarasikarai ratyah salpayanniva patu vah || pranamya vacam nihsesapadarthadyatadipikam | tahatkathasagarasya sangraham racayamyaham || cyadyamatra kathapitham kathamukhamatah param | | tato lavanako nama trtiyo lambako bhavet || naravahanadattasya janananca tatah param | syaccaturdarika catha tato madanamanjaka || tato ratnaprabha nama lambakah saptamo bhavet | suryyaprabhabhidhanasca lambakakhastama bhavet || alankaravati nama tatah saktiyasa bhave | velalambakasanjnasca bhavedekadasastatah || sasankavatyapi tatastatasca madiravati | mahabhisakanama ca tatah syat pancalambakah || tatah suratamanjaryyapyatha padmavati bhavet | tato visamasilakhyo lambako'stadaso bhavet || yatha mulam tathaivaitanna managapyatikramah | granthavistarasanksepamacam bhasa ca vidyate || kaucityanvayaraksa ca yathasaktya vidhiyate | yatha rasabhighatena kavyamsasya ca yojana || vaidagdhyakhyatile|bhaya mama naivayamudyamah | kintu nanakathaja laksmatima karyyasiddhaye || ityadih |