Indian Wisdom
BAITAL PACHISI
By John Platts
Among the many tales popular in India, one collection of stories has been existing not only in Sanskrit, but also in almost all the vernaculars. This is the Baital Pachchisi, or Twenty-Five Tales of a Demon (or Sprite). They are narrated by the sprite, who haunts the cemeteries, to Vikram, the king of Oojein.John Platts is among the first six to translate this collection into English from the original Sanskrit.
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ISBN: 8187967013
Binding: Paperback
Size: 215 x 140 mm
Extent: 181 pages
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Smriti BooksDecember 2001
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