कथासरित्सागरः — विषमशीलो नामाष्टदशो लम्बकः | kathāsaritsāgaraḥ

॥ अथ विषमशीलो नामाष्टदशो लम्बकः ॥

Summary AI Start of the Viṣamaśīla Lambaka.

Summary AI The origin of King Vikramāditya (Viṣamaśīla) of Ujjain.

Summary AI Vikramāditya encounters various rogues and gamblers, including Ṭhinṭhākarāla.

Summary AI Vikramāditya marries the Sinhala princess and Malayavatī.

Summary AI A story involving Kaliṅgasenā (distinct from the earlier heroine) and Vikramāditya. The King marries the Bhilla princess Madanasundarī.

Summary AI The famous trickster story of Mūladeva and Śaśī. The epic concludes with the fruits of hearing the Bṛhatkathā.

॥ इति विषमशीलो नामाष्टदशो लम्बकः ॥