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वेतालपञ्चविंशतिका (vetAlapaJcaviMzatikA)

 
Capeller Eng
English
वेतालपञ्चविंशति°का
f.
the 25 tales of the
Vetāla (T. of
sev.
collections).
Spoken Sanskrit
English
वेतालपञ्चविंशतिका - vetAlapaJcaviMzatikA -
f.
- collection of 25 tales or fables told by a vetAla or demon to king Vikramaditya
Monier Williams Cologne
English
वेताल—पञ्च-विंशति or वेताल—पञ्च-विंश°तिका,
f.
a collection of 25 tales or fables told by a Vetāla or demon to king Vikramāditya (of which there are 5 recensions extant, one by Kṣemendra in his Bṛhat-kathā-mañjarī, one by Soma-deva in the Kathā-sarit-sāgara, and the other three by Jambhala-datta, Vallabha, and Śiva-dāsa
versions of these popular tales exist in Hindī, Tamil and Telugu, and almost every Hindū vernacular).
Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum
English
वेतालपञ्चविंशतिका Bd. 520 (19 tales only). Hz. 1165.
See Bṛhatkathāmañjarī.
--by Jambhaladatta. IO. 3108.
--by Vallabhadāsa. Bd. 470. IO. 2239. No. 4096.
--by Śivadāsa. AK 578. Peters. 5, 386.