Brihatkatha adaptations Vikramaditya

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contemporary artist s impression of vetala hanging tree, vikramaditya in background


book 12 (shashankavati) contains vetala panchavimshati legends, popularly known baital pachisi. collection of 25 stories in king tries capture , hold vetala tells puzzling tale ends question. in addition kathasaritsagara, collection appears in 3 other sanskrit recensions, number of indian vernacular versions , several english translations sanskrit , hindi; popular of vikramaditya legends. there minor variations among recensions; see list of vetala tales. in kshemendra, somadeva , Śivadāsa s recensions, king named trivikramasena; in kathasaritsagara, capital located @ pratishthana. @ end of story, reader learns formerly vikramaditya. later texts, such sanskrit vetala-vikramaditya-katha , modern vernacular versions, identify king vikramaditya of ujjain.


book 18 (vishamashila) contains legend told naravahanadatta assembly of hermits in ashram of sage, kashyapa. according legend, indra , other devas told shiva slain asuras reborn mlechchhas. shiva ordered attendant, malyavat, born in ujjain prince of avanti kingdom , kill mlechchhas. deity appeared avanti king mahendraditya in dream, telling him son born queen saumyadarshana. asked king name child vikramaditya, , told him prince known vishamashila because of hostility enemies. malyavat born vikramaditya; when prince grew up, mahendraditya retired varanasi. vikramaditya began campaign conquer number of kingdoms , subdued vetalas, rakshasas , other demons. general, vikramashakti, conquered dakshinapatha in south; madhyadesa in central region; surashtra in west, , country east of ganges; vikramashakti made northern kingdom of kashmira tributary state of vikramaditya. virasena, king of sinhala, gave daughter madanalekha vikramaditya in marriage. emperor married 3 other women (gunavati, chandravati , madanasundari) , kalingasena, princess of kalinga.


the brihatkathamanjari contains similar legends, variations; vikramaditya s general vikramashakti defeated number of mlechchhas, including kambojas, yavanas, hunas, barbaras, tusharas , persians. in brihatkathamanjari , kathasaritsagara, malyavat later born gunadhya (the author of brihatkatha, on these books based).








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