Synopsis Udayasundarikatha is a tale in 8 Ucchvasas describing the events that led to the marriage of Udayasundari, daughter of king of the Nagaloka and Malayavahana, king of Pratithana. Chapter I gives a detailed account of his genealogy and elevated state of his Race. He refers to Shiladitya king of Valabhi.

The motif of the pure of Chitrashikha proves his indebtedness to Kadambari of Bana only in its apparent norm but not in its true spirit though autobiographical account of parrot bears similarity in its superficial norm. The proper story starts from the Ucchvasa II and does bear the semblance with Kadambari in point of embodiment of narratives though not interwined like those of Kadambari. Ucchvasas II and III detail the tale of parrot Chitrashikha. Ucchvasa IV details the tale of Kumara Kesarin. The intervening tale of Mayabala having the marvellous sentiment in the conversion of Kankalaka into an aircraft (Ucchvasa V). Ucchvasa VI details the tale of Taravati assuming the form of a mare as a result of the cure of Vishvabhuti continued in Ucchvasa VII. The present edition is the first ever English Translation of the tale ‘‘Udayasundrikatha".