The formation of ancient Indian folklore : A study of the Kashmiri version of the Brhatkatha

Gunadhya的《梵经》被认为起源于公元2世纪至4世纪之间，在印度民间传说中起着核心作用。原文已经失传，但这个故事有许多版本。本研究是对现存仅有的两个完整版本的比较分析，即Ksemendra的brhatkatharitsagari（1037）和Somadeva的Kathasaritsagara (1063-1081)；两者都来自克什米尔，都源自同样失传的《克什米尔梵经》。本研究比较了主要情节的结构，以及两个版本所增加的内容。它发现，虽然克塞门德拉制作了一个忠实的简化版本的克什米尔梵天经，但索玛德瓦试图重组这个故事，在尽量减少情节变化的同时，给了那拉瓦汉那达多王子一个突出的角色。

The Brhatkatha of Gunadhya, thought to have originated between the 2^<nd> and 4^<th> centuries AD, plays a central role in Indian folklore. The original has been lost, but the story exists in a number of versions. This research is a comparative analysis of the only two complete extant versions, the Brhatkathamanjari of Ksemendra(1037) and the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva(1063-1081); both are from Kashmir and derive from the Kashmir Brhatkatha, which is also lost. This research compares the structures of the main plot, and also the content of the additions made to both versions. It finds that while Ksemendra has produced a faithful simplified version of the Kashmir Brhatkatha, Somadeva has attempted a restructuring of the story that gives a prominent role to Prince Naravahanadatta while minimizing the changes to the plot.