King Vikram and the Vampire: Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and RomanceInner Traditions / Bear & Co, 1993 - 304 sivua Translated from the original Sanskrit by the noted Victorian Orientalist, Sir Richard Burton, these ancient Indian folk tales influenced such later works as 1001 Arabian Nights and Boccaccio's Decameron. As revealing today as they were in their own time, these stories will entertain and delight modern readers while illuminating the life and customs of classical India. This reprint from the 1893 limited edition contains 34 black-and‑white illustrations, including the frontispiece designed especially for that edition. |
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THE VAMPIRES FIRST STORY IN WHICH A MAN DECEIVES A WOMAN | 41 |
THE VAMPIRES SECOND STORY OF THE RELATIVE VILLANY OF MEN AND WOMEN | 74 |
THE VAMPIRES THIRD STORY OF A HIGHMINDED FAMILY | 106 |
THE VAMPIRES FOURTH STORY OF A WOMAN WHO TOLD THE TRUTH | 118 |
THE VAMPIRES FIFTH STORY OF THE THIEF WHO LAUGHED AND WEPT | 127 |
THE VAMPIRES SIXTH STORY IN WHICH THREE MEN DISPUTE ABOUT A WOMAN | 145 |
THE VAMPIRES SEVENTH STORY SHOWING THE EXCEEDING POLLY OF MANY WISE FOOLS | 159 |
THE VAMPIRES EIGHTH STORY OF THE USE AND MISUSE OF MAGIC PILLS | 181 |
THE VAMPIRES NINTH STORY SHOWING THAT A MANS WIFE BELONGS NOT TO HIS BODY BUT TO HIS MIND | 203 |
THE VAMPIRES TENTH STORY OF THE MARVELLOUS DELICACY OF THREE QUEENS | 217 |
THE VAMPIRES ELEVENTH STORY WHICH PUZZLES RAJA VIKRAM | 221 |
CONCLUSION | 234 |
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amongst anchorite Apuleius arms asked Baital Baniya beautiful became began Birbal body Brahman called Chandraprabha Chandravati Churaman cried daughter dead Deity demon devotee Dharma Dhwaj ears earth elephant exclaimed eyes face father flowers Gaur gave girl give goddess gods ground hair hand happiness head heard hearing heart heaven Hindu husband Indra jewels Jogi Kali Yug King Vikram laughing learned look Madhusadan maiden Manaswi marriage married matter mind minister's mother Muldev never night once Padmavati palace Pandits parrot person present princess punishment quoth Raja Vikram Raja's Rajput Randhir replied robbers royal sage Sanskrit Shanta-Shil Shiva Shudras Sita sitting story Subichar tell thee thief things thou thought told tongue took tree Ujjayani Unmadini Vajramukut Vampire VAMPIRE'S Vedas Vikramaditya Vishnu warrior king whilst wife wise woman women wonderful words worship Yama young prince youth
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Sivu 39 - In the religion of the Hindoos there is one remarkable peculiarity. Prayers, penances, and sacrifices are supposed to possess an inherent and actual value, in one degree depending upon the disposition or motive of the person •who performs them. They are drafts upon heaven for which the gods cannot refuse payment. The worst men, bent upon the worst designs, have in this manner obtained power which has made them formidable to the supreme deities themselves.
Sivu 19 - The giant raised himself from the ground, and when in a sitting posture, began in solemn tones to speak as follows: " In short, the history of the matter is, that three men were born in this same city of Ujjayani, in the same lunar mansion, in the same division of the great circle described upon the ecliptic, and in the same period of time. You, the first, were born in the house of a king. The second was an oilman's son, who was slain by the third, a jogi, or anchorite, who kills all he can, wafting...
Sivu 4 - Become a monarch, Vikram meditated deeply upon what is said of monarchs: — "A king is fire and air; he is both sun and moon; he is the god of criminal justice; he is the genius of wealth; he is the regent of water; he is the lord of the firmament; he is a powerful divinity who appears in human shape." He reflected with some satisfaction that the scriptures had made him absolute, had left the lives and properties of all his subjects to his arbitrary will, had pronounced him to be an incarnate deity,...
Sivu 39 - Prayers, penances, and sacrifices are supposed to possess an inherent and actual value, in no degree depending upon the disposition or motive of the person who performs them. They are drafts upon Heaven, for which the Gods cannot refuse payment. The worst men, bent upon the worst designs, have in this manner obtained power which has made them formidable to the Supreme Deities themselves, and rendered an Avatar or Incarnation of Veeshnoo the Preserver, necessary.