Simhasana Dwaitrimsika: Thirty-Two Tales of 'the Throne of Vikramaditya' - Softcover

A.N.D. Haksar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140447482 ISBN 13: 9780140447484

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1998

Synopsis

In India, Vikramaditya is held up as a model of kingly virtue, and his reign as a golden age of peace and prosperity. Dating from the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century, these tales, narrated by the thirty-two statuettes of nymphs supporting his magic throne, describe Vikramaditya exploits and extol his extraordinary courage, compassion, and kindness. Against an exotic setting of adventures and miracles, the nymphs relate fights with ogres, occult rituals, and travels to other worlds, as well as very human incidents of betrayal and rivalry. The only edition available of these colorful and instructive tales, this is an important addition to a growing library of Sanskrit titles in Penguin Classics.

About this title

About the Author:

The original author of the Simhasana Dvatrimsika is unknown. The present text is dated to the thirteenth century AD. It exists in four main recensions, from which extracts have been compiled together for the first time, in this lively and faithful translation of this celebrated classic by a renowned Sanskritist.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0140447482
• ISBN 13: 9780140447484
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216
• Illustrator: No