विक्रमादित्य — {vikramâditya} m. 'valour-sun', N. of a celebrated Hindū king (of Ujjayinī and supposed founder of the {ṃālava-} Vikrama era [cf. {saṃvat}], which begins 58 B. C. [but subtract 57-56 from an {expired} year of the Vikrama era to convert it into AḌ.]##he is said to have driven out the Śakas and to have reigned over almost the whole of Northern India##he is represented as a great patron of literature##nine celebrated men are said to have flourished at his court [see {nava-ratna}], and innumerable legends are related of him all teeming with exaggerations##according to some he fell in a battle with his rival Śāli-vāhana, king of the south country or Deccan, and the legendary date given for his death is Kali-yuga 3044 {which really is the epoch-year of the Vikrama era}##there are, however, other kings called Vikramâditya, and the name has been applied to king Bhoja and even to Śāli-vāhana) Inscr. Kathās. Vet. &c##of a poet Cat. ({-kośa} m. N. of a dictionary##{-caritra} n. N. of a poem = {vikrama-c}##{-rāja} m. N. of a king)
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