244 4. Bal Krishna pokharel. Pac say barsa (Lalitpur: Jagadamba Press, 2020 B.S,), p. 631. Particularly important was the interest of Prime Minister Bhim Sen Thapa. 5. The exact dates of Ksemendra^s life are not known, but we learn from his works that he lived under kings Ananta (1029-64 A.D.) and Kalasa (1064-82 A.D.) of Kashmir. For discussions of Ksemendra life and works, see Georg Buhler, "On the Brhatkatha of Kshemendra," Indian Antiquary, 1 (1872), pp. 302-9; S. Levi, "La Brhatkathamanjarl de Kshemendra," Journal Asiatique, 8e ser., 6 (1885), pp. 397-479; and Dr. Suryakanta, Ksemendra Studies (Poona: Oriental Book Agency, 1954). 6. University of Pennsylvania Collection, No. 746, folios 279 verso to 281 recto. 7. biyoga rupl visa-le^ literally, "by separation having the form of poison." 8. A different solution appears in M. B. Emeneau, Jambhatadattafs Version of the Vetatapanoavinsati (New Haven: American Oriental Society, 1934), p. 79. 9. This is the only place in the entire cycle where the king asks the Vetala his opinion.