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Since the story mentions Bhoja (died 1055 CE), it must have been composed in or after the 11th century. [2] Five primary recensions of the Sanskrit version Simhasana-dvatrimsika are dated to 13th and 14th centuries. [3] Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh (1695 CE) by Sujan Rai claims that the work had been authored by Pandit Braj, the wazir (prime minister ...
Vetala Tales [1] is a popular collection of short stories from India of unknown age and antiquity, but predating the 11th century CE. It exists in four main Sanskrit recensions (revisions). In addition, there also exists many modern translations into Indian and other vernaculars.
Śukasaptati, or Seventy tales of the parrot, is a collection of stories originally written in Sanskrit. The stories are supposed to be narrated to a woman by her pet parrot, at the rate of one story every night, in order to dissuade her from going out to meet her paramour when her husband is away. The stories frequently deal with illicit ...
The children's Chandamama, featured a serial story titled New Tales of Vikram and Betal for many years. As the title suggests, the original premise of the story is maintained, as new stories are told by Vetala to King Vikrama. In the novel, Alif the Unseen, a character named Vikrama the Vampire appears as a jinn. He tells how thousands of years ...
Karnabharam is the shortest and the least action-oriented among the plays written by Bhasa. [10]Major elements of this play are the Mangala Shloka, Prologue, Entry of the soldier, Anguish of Karna, Curse of Parashurama, Finding of inner brilliance by Karna, Donation of Kavacha and Kundala, Receiving of Vimala power and Bharat Vakya.
At the end of each of the Panchatantra's books, Somadeva (or his source) adds a number of unrelated stories, "usually of the 'noodle' variety." [4] Purn — Purnabhadra's recension of 1199 CE is one of the longest Sanskrit versions, and is the basis of both Arthur W. Ryder's English translation of 1925, and Chandra Rajan's of 1993.
The Later Story of Rama) is a Sanskrit play in seven acts in the Nataka style by Bhavabhuti. [1] It depicts the later life of Hindu god Rama , from the coronation after Rama's return from exile, to his reunion with his wife Sita whom he abandoned immediately after his coronation and his two sons Lava and Kusha , covering a period of more than ...
There was once an elephant named Gajendra who lived in a garden called Ṛtumat, which was created by Varuna.This garden was located on Mount Trikuta, the "Three-Peaked Mountain".