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93: 630: 328: 36: 367:("pregnancy craving"), Mṛgāvatī, pregnant with Udayana, is either covered or immersed in red. A monstrous bird mistakes her for raw meat and carries her away, later dropping her. She is cared for in a hermitage, where she raises her son. Udayana obtains a wonderful lute, elephant-taming skills, and confidants; he and his mother eventually return to their home, 374:
Udayana is later captured by Pradyota, the King of Ujjayinī. Here, he teaches the lute to Pradyota's daughter, Vāsavadattā, and they fall in love. Eventually, they escape to Kauśāmbī, where Udayana's rightful kingship is restored, and they are married. But, fearing Udayana is weakening, and desiring
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Udayana's life serves as the prelude to the central story of his son, Naravānhanadatta. Unlike his father, who appears in several works unrelated to the
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existed in the 6th century CE. According to other estimates it predates that period by several more centuries. For example, if the story of
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an additional political alliance, Udayana's ministers make him believe that Vāsavadattā is dead, and arrange a marriage to Padmāvatī.
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The Ocean of Story, being C.H. Tawney's Translation of Somadeva's Kathā Sarit Sāgara (or Ocean of Streams of Story)
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Although several derivative works remain today, they differ so greatly that they cannot be used to reconstruct the
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in its totality. However, some strong inferences can be made about its content based on their similarities.
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Major characters and path of Shiva's story in the legend of Gunadhya, as told in the first Book of the
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The date of its composition is uncertain. According to testimonials by later Sanskrit poets such as
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Reconstruction based on Nelson 1974, pp 324-327 & Nelson 1978, pp 665-669; except where noted.
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Though he is later reunited with Vāsavadattā, Udayana remains childless. Later, as a boon of
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The Bṛhatkathā: A Reconstruction from Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha, Peruṅkatai and Vasudevahiṃḍi
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Nelson, Donald (August 1978). "Bṛhatkathā Studies: The Problem of an Ur-text".
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A Study of the Peruṅkatai: an authentic version of the story of Udayana
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by Nripatunga (c. 850), mentions a now-lost Sanskrit version of
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as being marvelous and as composed in the vernacular of the
836:"Gunadhya" from "The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature 976:, including thousands of notes and large appendixes. 1042: 984:. Madras: International Institute of Tamil Studies. 229:— itself uncertain, but before the 3rd century CE. 1428: 186:in vernaculars — make commentary on the piece. 97:Probable relationship between versions of the 1028: 979: 891:(4). Association for Asian Studies: 663–676. 255:(7th century) refers to it in his romances 1035: 1021: 988: 861:, of Tabard's translation of Lacôte 1908: 91: 331:Relationships of chief characters in the 142:in a poorly-understood language known as 628: 326: 322: 277:is problematic because it describes the 859:Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society 134:, "the Great Narrative") is an ancient 14: 1429: 919: 882: 872: 850: 225:, it had to be older than the time of 1294: 1292: 1280: 1278: 1276: 1274: 1272: 1270: 1268: 1266: 1264: 1244: 1224: 1222: 1220: 1218: 1216: 1214: 1212: 1210: 1208: 1197: 1195: 1183: 1181: 1169: 1167: 1155: 1089: 1083: 1081: 1073: 1071: 1069: 1067: 1065: 1063: 1061: 1016: 237:The earliest extant reference to the 1322:Independent works later incorporated 853:Essay on Gunādhya and the Brhatkathā 29: 863:Essai sur Guṇāḍhya et la Bṛhatkathā 624: 385: 335:(as evidenced by the derived texts 232: 24: 25: 1478: 34: 974:proofread HTML eBook Volume 1-9 829: 820: 811: 802: 793: 784: 775: 766: 757: 748: 739: 138:, said to have been written by 1442:History of literature in India 730: 721: 712: 703: 694: 685: 676: 667: 658: 475:Mārubhūtika (Bhūti, Marubhūti) 27:Non-extant ancient Indian epic 13: 1: 844: 772:Vijayalakshmy 1981, pp 84-86. 763:Vijayalakshmy 1981, pp 78-81. 754:Vijayalakshmy 1981, pp 60-62. 745:Vijayalakshmy 1981, pp 60-62. 736:Vijayalakshmy 1981, pp 58-60. 718:Vijayalakshmy 1981, pp 12-13. 700:Vijayalakshmy 1981, pp 11-12. 591:Character equivalents in the 995:History of Indian Literature 649:, see the adjacent diagram. 7: 637:(Ocean of Rivers of Story). 402:Equivalents of chief names 43:It has been suggested that 10: 1483: 1201:"Northwestern" Brihatkatha 980:Vijayalakshmy, R. (1981). 927:. London: Chas. J. Sawyer. 781:Penzer 1924, Vol IX p 119. 502:Piraccōtaṉaṉ Maṟamāccēṉaṉ 358: 1398: 1345: 1315: 1258: 1256: 1254: 1252: 1242: 1234: 1232: 1230: 1149: 1147: 1141: 1139: 1137: 1131: 1129: 1127: 1119: 1115: 1113: 1111: 1109: 1103: 1101: 1099: 1097: 1095: 1056: 673:Vijayalakshmy 1981, p 11. 578: 337:Brihatkathashlokasamgraha 299:of Trivikramabhaṭṭa, and 115: 105: 90: 80: 73: 60:Proposed since July 2024. 885:Journal of Asian Studies 877:. University of Chicago. 799:Nelson 1974, pp 330-332. 652: 1191:Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha 998:. 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Index

Bṛhatkathā
Gunadhya
merged
Discuss
Guṇāḍhya

Paisaci
Sanskrit
Indian epic
Guṇāḍhya
Paiśācī
Kathāsaritsāgara
Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha
Sanskrit
Daṇḍin
Subandhu
Bāṇa
Udayana
Bhāsa
Harsha
Ratnavali
Bhāsa
Subandhu
Vasavadatta
Bāṇa
Harshacharita
Kadambari
Daṇḍin
Kavyadarsha
bhūtas

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