Vikrama's adventures, or, The thirty-two tales of the throne : a collection of stories about King Vikrama, as told by the thirty-two statuettes that supported his throne

Author(s)

• Edgerton, Franklin

Bibliographic Information

Vikrama's adventures, or, The thirty-two tales of the throne : a collection of stories about King Vikrama, as told by the thirty-two statuettes that supported his throne

edited in four different recensions of the Sanskrit original (Vikrama-charita or Sinhasana-dvatrincaka) and translated into English with an introduction by Franklin Edgerton

（Harvard oriental series, v.26-27）

Motilal Banarsidass, 1993

• pt. 1
• pt. 2

Uniform Title

Vikramacarita

Note

pt. 1. Translation, in four parallel recensions

pt. 2. Text, in four parallel recensions

First published: Cambridge, 1926

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The book contains 32 stories, each story being told by one of the 32 divine statues which supported the throne. The theme most constantly harped upon is his amazing generosity and unselfishness, which know no bounds, not stopping even at the sacrifice of his own life.

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• NCID: BA37738061
• ISBN:
  • 8120809912
  • 8120809939
• Country Code: ii
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: san
• Place of Publication: Delhi
• Pages/Volumes: 2 v.
• Size: 25 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA05114463
• Uniform Title ID:
  • EA0013561X