direction of John Gilchrist into the closely related Hindustani language by Lallu Lal and others. This was a popular work that played an early role in the development of Literary Hindi and was selected as a Hindustani test-book for military service students in the East India Company. Thus it became the basis of several Hindi editions, and Indian vernacular and English translations; many of these frequently reprinted. — Reprinted several times between 1848 and 1921 (some later editions as Baital Pachisi). — A new edition of the Hindí text, with each word expressed in the Hindústaní character immediately under the corresponding word in the Nágarí; and with a perfectly literal English interlinear translation, accompanied by a free translation in English at the foot of each page, and explanatory notes. — A new and corrected Edition, with a vocabulary of all the words occurring in the text. — Translated from Dr. Forbes's new and correct edition. — Translated from the Hindi text of Dr. Duncan Forbes. — Not a translation, but a retelling "more Burtonian than Indian", based on one or more of the Hindustani editions or translations. — Translated from the Brujbhakha into English. References External links Vikram & Vetaal - containing the Singhasan Battisi and the Baital Pachisi (Annotated): Translation by Arthur W. Ryder Original Sanskrit text by Somadeva in Harvard-Kyoto transliteration Sanskrit literature Fantasy anthologies Collections of fairy tales Indian fairy tales Indian folklore Indian literature 11th-century Indian books Indian legends