Vetalapancavimshati, ձ貹ñṃśaپ, Vetala-pancavimshati, ձ貹ñṃśaī: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms ձ貹ñṃśaپ and ձ貹ñṃśaī can be transliterated into English as Vetalapancavimsati or Vetalapancavimshati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vetalapanchavimshati.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: The ձ貹ñṃśaپձ貹ñṃśaپ (वेतालपञ्चविंशत�) is the name of a Sanskrit work narrating ‘twenty-five stories of a �, written by Śivadāsa. These stories revolve around the Indian King Vikramāditya whose kingdom is threatened by the machinations of a necromancer.

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopediaձ貹ñṃśaī (वेतालपञ्चविंशती).—The twentyfive stories told by Vetāla. (See under Vetāla).

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
India history and geography
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)ձ貹ñṃśaپ (वेतालपञ्चविंशत�) is the name of a work ascribed to ṣeԻ (11th century): one among the Kashmiri scholars who glorified the legacy of rhetorics with a new interpretation of the soul of poetry (aucitya). A total number of 38 works (viz., Vetāla-貹ñṃśaپ) have been recorded in the “New Catalogus Catalogorum�, which are composed by ṣeԻ. He is not only a poetician but also a scholar of high repute.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryձ貹ñṃśaپ (वेतालपञ्चविंशत�).—a collection of 25 fables told by a Vetāla to king Vikramāditya.
Derivable forms: 貹ñṃśaپ� (वेतालपञ्चविंशतिः).
ձ貹ñṃśaپ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and 貹ñṃśaپ (पञ्चविंशति). See also (synonyms): tikā.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryձ貹ñṃśaپ (वेतालपञ्चविंशत�).—[feminine] the 25 tales of the Vetāla (T. of [several] collections).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) ձ貹ñṃśaپ (वेतालपञ्चविंशत�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—popular stories. L. 127. B. 2, 130. Report. Xiii. Pheh. 5. . 22. Oudh. Iii, 10. Bu7hler 541. 555.
—by ṣeԻ, from his Bṛhatkathāmañjari. Burnell. 167^a.
—by Jambhaladatta. Oxf. 152^a. L. 128. Oppert. 2443. Ii, 1375. 4165. 4954. 8364.
—by Vallabha. Peters. 3, 396.
—by Śivadāsa. [Mackenzie Collection] 112. Io. 1668. 1765. L. 126. K. 76. Ben. 35. Bik. 264. Oudh. Xix, 136. Np. X, 16. Burnell. 166^b. Bl. 4. Bhr. 170. H. 114. 115. Taylor. 1, 195.
—by Somadeva from his Kathāsaritsāgara. Oxf. 151^b.
2) ձ貹ñṃśaپ (वेतालपञ्चविंशत�):�Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 89. Peters. 4, 30.
—by Jambhaladatta. Cu. add. 1619. 1655.
ձ貹ñṃśaپ (वेतालपञ्चविंशत�):—[=-pañca-viṃśati] [from ] 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 ṣeԻ 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).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vimshati, Pancavimshati, Vetala.
Starts with: Vetalapancavimshatika.
Full-text (+798): Shivadasa, Vidagdhacudamani, Vajramukuta, Dhanadatta, Mandaravati, Ishatva, Pratapamukuta, Vikramasena, Shudraka, Grihacchidra, Prekshanika, Tricaritra, Kausumayudha, Kaga, Kubhukta, Gunadhipa, Viravara, Yamatrika, Samudradatta, Jambhaladatta.
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