Bṛhatkathā

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Bṛhatkathā is an ancient, now-lost Indian narrative epic, traditionally attributed to Guṇāḍhya, that became the source for several later Sanskrit and regional story collections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian narrative epic ⓘ
Prakrit literature ⓘ
lost literary work ⓘ
story collection ⓘ
associatedFigure Guṇāḍhya ⓘ
associatedKing Sātavāhana ⓘ
linked to: Satavahana dynasty
author Guṇāḍhya ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
culturalContext ancient India ⓘ
etymology title means “Great Story” in Sanskrit ⓘ
genre narrative literature ⓘ
romantic epic ⓘ
influenced Bṛhatkathāmañjarī ⓘ
Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha ⓘ
Kathāsaritsāgara ⓘ
linked to: Bṛhatkathā

Perunkathai ⓘ
Vasudevahiṃḍī ⓘ
later Sanskrit prose romances ⓘ
medieval Indian narrative literature ⓘ
various regional Indian story cycles ⓘ
language Paiśācī Prakrit ⓘ
linked to: Paisaci Prakrit
literaryTradition kathā narrative tradition ⓘ
mainProtagonist Naravāhanadatta ⓘ
narrativeFrame stories of Naravāhanadatta ⓘ
originalLanguage Paiśācī ⓘ
preservationStatus survives only through adaptations ⓘ
region Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau
relatedWork Bṛhatkathāmañjarī ⓘ
Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha ⓘ
Kathāsaritsāgara ⓘ
religiousContext primarily secular ⓘ
scholarlyDebate authorship details ⓘ
exact date of composition ⓘ
original language identification ⓘ
setting Vidarbha region ⓘ
sourceFor Buddhistic Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha ⓘ
Kṣemendra’s Bṛhatkathāmañjarī ⓘ
Somadeva’s Kathāsaritsāgara ⓘ
linked to: Bṛhatkathā
status lost ⓘ
textualTransmission known from later Sanskrit recensions ⓘ
theme adventures of a prince ⓘ
fantastic journeys ⓘ
love and romance ⓘ
supernatural beings ⓘ
timePeriod likely early centuries CE ⓘ
traditionalAuthor Guṇāḍhya ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paisaci Prakrit → reputedMajorWork → Bṛhatkathā ⓘ
Hayavadana → inspiredBy → Katha Sarit Sagara ⓘ
linked to: Bṛhatkathā
Paiśācī → attestedIn → Bṛhatkathā tradition ⓘ
linked to: Bṛhatkathā
Paiśācī → associatedWork → Bṛhatkathā ⓘ
Paiśācī → associatedWork → Bṛhatkathāmañjarī ⓘ
linked to: Bṛhatkathā
Paiśācī → associatedWork → Kathāsaritsāgara ⓘ
linked to: Bṛhatkathā
Bṛhatkathā → influenced → Kathāsaritsāgara ⓘ
linked to: Bṛhatkathā
Bṛhatkathā → sourceFor → Somadeva’s Kathāsaritsāgara ⓘ
linked to: Bṛhatkathā