Simhasanadvatrimshika (Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā)
सिंहासनद्वात्रिंशिका
Thirty-two Tales of the Throne (Vikramacarita)
The thirty-two statuettes of King Vikramāditya's throne each tell King Bhoja a tale of Vikrama's generosity and valour to show him unworthy of the seat.
- Language
- Sanskrit
- Date
- 1050–1300 CE
- Extent
- 676 passages, 22,390 words
- Text
- complete digital text
- Source
- sanskritlibrary · The Vikramacarita: Southern Recension: First XML edition, ed. Peter M. Scharf, Providence, RI: The Sanskrit… · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 — "Copyright (C) 2010 The Sanskrit Library. All rights reserved other than those granted…
Contents
- f1 Frame-story I: Invocation, and announcement of theme — 5 parts
- f2 Frame-story II: King Bhartṛhari and the fruit that gave immortality — 34 parts
- f3a Frame-story IIIa: The treacherous ascetic and the winning of the vampire — 3 parts
- f3b Frame-story IIIb: The gift of Indra's throne — 13 parts
- f4 Frame-story IV: Death of Vikrama and hiding of the throne — 6 parts
- f5 Frame-story V: Finding of the throne by Bhoja — 13 parts
- f6 Frame-story VI: The jealous king and the ungrateful prince, part 1 — 26 parts
- f7 Frame-story VII: The jealous king and the ungrateful prince, part 2 — 39 parts
- f8 Frame-story VIII: Bhoja's first attempt to mount the throne — 5 parts
- 1 Story 1: Vikrama's rule for giving in alms — 3 parts
- 2 Story 2: The brahman's unsuccessful sacrifice — 13 parts
- 3 Story 3: The sea-god's gift of four magic jewels — 31 parts
- 4 Story 4: Vikrama's gratitude tested by Devadatta — 26 parts
- 5 Story 5: The jewel-carrier's dilemma — 10 parts
- 6 Story 6: Vikrama gratifies a lying ascetic — 16 parts
- 7 Story 7: Two headless bodies brought to life by Vikrama — 19 parts
- 8 Story 8: Vikrama causes a water-tank to be filled — 14 parts
- 9 Story 9: The fair courtezan who was visited by a demon — 18 parts
- 10 Story 10: Vikrama obtains a magic charm from an ascetic — 11 parts
- 11 Story 11: Vicarious sacrifice for a man who was dedicated to an ogre — 30 parts
- 12 Story 12: The spendthrift heir, and the woman tormented by an ogre — 26 parts
- 13 Story 13: Vikrama shames the wise men by an example of unselfishness — 19 parts
- 14 Story 14: An ascetic warns Vikrama against neglect of kingly duty — 22 parts
- 15 Story 15: The heavenly nymph and the kettle of boiling oil — 15 parts
- 16 Story 16: The spring festival and the brahman's daughter — 8 parts
- 17 Story 17: Vikrama offers himself for his rival's benefit — 13 parts
- 18 Story 18: Vikrama visits the sun's orb — 15 parts
- 19 Story 19: Vikrama visits Bali, king of the nether world — 11 parts
- 20 Story 20: Vikrama visits a forest ascetic — 21 parts
- 21 Story 21: Vikrama is entertained by personifications of the eight magic powers — 19 parts
- 22 Story 22: Vikrama wins K…m…k……'s quicksilver for another man — 3 parts
- 23 Story 23: Vikrama's daily life — 20 parts
- 24 Story 24 — 20 parts
- 25 Story 25: Vikrama averts an astrological evil omen — 10 parts
- 26 Story 26: Vikrama and the cow that grants every wish ("wish-cow") — 14 parts
- 27 Story 27: Vikrama reforms a gambler — 24 parts
- 28 Story 28 — 12 parts
- 29 Story 29: Vikrama's lavishness praised by a bard — 10 parts
- 30 Story 30 — 26 parts
- 31 Story 31: Vikrama and the vampire (vetāla) — 27 parts
- 32 Story 32: Vikrama's power and magnanimity — 1 part
- 33 Conclusion: Thirty-two nymphs, curst to be statuettes, releast from the curse — 5 parts
Recensions and editions (5)
- Southern recension — Sanskrit
- Metrical recension — Sanskrit
- Brief recension — Sanskrit
- Jainistic recension (Kṣemaṅkara) — Kṣemaṅkara, Sanskrit
- Vararuci recension — Vararuci, Sanskrit
Translations (3)
- Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne — English
- “Friendly Advice” and “King Víkrama’s Adventures” (Clay Sanskrit Library) — English, not yet digitised
- English (machine translation) — English
Translates
Versions and retellings
Parallel to
See also: more in Vikrama, Vetāla, and Śālivāhana cycles
- Vikramarkacaritra (Vikramārkacaritra) — Sanskrit; partly digitised
Discussed in 22 studies in Pramāṇa (listed on the page).