Baital Pachisi or Vetala Panchvimshati ("Twenty five tales of Baital") or Vikram and The Vampire is a collection of tales and legends from India. It was originally written in Sanskrit. Like Arabian Nights, it is a set of tales, within a frame story. Look up Legend in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sanskrit ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ... Queen Scheherazade tells her stories to King Shahryar. ... A frame story (also frame tale, frame narrative, etc. ...

According to Isabel Burton, the Baital Pachisi "is the germ which culminated in the Arabian Nights, and which inspired the "Golden Ass" of Apuleius, Boccacio's "Decamerone," the "Pentamerone," and all that class of facetious fictitious literature."^[1]. Isabel Burton (born Isabella Arundell) (March 20, 1831 - March 21, 1896) was the wife of explorer, adventurer, and writer Sir Richard Francis Burton. ... The Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius, referred to as The Golden Ass (Asinus aureus) by Augustine, is the only Latin novel to survive in its entirety. ... Lucius Apuleius (c. ... Giovanni Boccaccio Giovanni Boccaccio (June 16, 1313 – December 21, 1375) was an Italian author and poet, a friend and correspondent of Petrarch, an important Renaissance humanist in his own right and author of a number of notable works including On Famous Women, the Decameron and his poetry in the vernacular. ... Illustration from a copy of The Decameron, ca. ... Giambattista Basile (1566 or 1575–February 23, 1632) was an Italian poet, courtier, and fairy tale collector. ...

The story revolves around the semi-legendary King Vikram, identified as Vikramāditya (c. 1st century BC). Vikram promises a yogi to bring him the Baital (or Vetala in Sanskrit), a huge vampire. Baital hangs on a tree and inhabits and animates dead bodies. Vikram faces many difficulties in bringing the Baital. A series of Hindu fairy tales are strung on this frame story, which typically include the following sequence: Vikramāditya (Sanskrit: विक्रमादित्य) is the name of a legendary king of Ujjain, India, famed for his wisdom, valour and magnanimity. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 1st century BC started on January 1, 100 BC and ended on December 31, 1 BC. An alternative name for this century is the last century BC. The AD/BC notation does not use a year zero. ... It has been suggested that yogin be merged into this article or section. ... 81. ... Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings that subsist on human and/or animal lifeforce. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... A fairy tale is a story, either told to children or as if told to children, concerning the adventures of mythical characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others. ... A frame story (also frame tale, frame narrative, etc. ...

• The Baital agrees to accompany the Vikram, provided the latter does not speak.
• The Baital tells Vikram a tale in which one or more characters' behaviour seems to be awkward or unjust.
• The Baital concludes the tale with a question about the character's behaviour, which is actually a cleverly-disguised riddle about righteousness and/or politics.
• Vikram answers and succeeds in justifying the character's behaviour.
• As Vikram speaks, violating their agreement, the Baital flies back to the tree.

After telling 25 stories Vetal is happy and allows himself to be carried to yogi. Vetal tells the actual plan of yogi. Yogi wants to sacrify a person with 32 virtues which is Vikramāditya in front of goddess. Vetal tells him that yogi might ask to pay his respects to goddess. That time ask him how to do that and behead him. Vikramāditya does the same and he is blessed by Lord Indra and Vetal offers his services whenever needed. Vikramāditya (Sanskrit: विक्रमादित्य) is the name of a legendary king of Ujjain, India, famed for his wisdom, valour and magnanimity. ... Vikramāditya (Sanskrit: विक्रमादित्य) is the name of a legendary king of Ujjain, India, famed for his wisdom, valour and magnanimity. ... Indra (Sanskrit: इन्द्र or इंद्र, indra) is the god of weather and war, and lord of Svargaloka in Hinduism. ...

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• Translated by Sir Richard R. Burton (also available at World Wide School Library)
• Harvard-Kyoto transliteration [1]