[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Literature, language and dating](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature) › [A History of Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927) › v2.c19.s6.t3.199 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t3.199 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t3.199 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s6.t3.199](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t3.199) The Vicitrakarṇikāvadāna is a collection with the most varied contents, containing 32 narratives, a few of which come from Avadāna-Śataka, and others belong to the type of the Vratāvadānas. The language, too, is as varied as the contents, now a barbaric Sanskrit, again good Sanskrit verses, and sometimes even Pāli.³ - [Previous: v2.c19.s6.t3.198](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t3.198) - [Next: v2.c19.s6.t3.200](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t3.200) - [Up: v2.c19.s6.t3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t3) ## Cites (1) - [Avadānaśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.avadanasamgraha.avadanasataka) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t3.199](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t3.199) · Pramāṇa