Vetala Panchavimshati

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title: Vetala Panchavimshati
text: The Vetala Panchavimshati, or Betal Pachisi, is a collection of tales and legends within a frame story, from India. Internationally, it is also known as Vikram-Vetala. It was originally written in Sanskrit. One of its oldest recensions is found in the 12th book of the Kathasaritsagara, a work in Sanskrit compiled in the 11th century by Somadeva, but based on yet older materials, now lost. This recension comprises in fact twenty-four tales, the frame narrative itself being the twenty-fifth. The t
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description: Collection of Indian tales
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date created: 2006-04-25T04:10:15Z
date modified: 2024-09-09T07:07:32Z
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