[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Jain Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina) › [Post-canonical works (philosophy, yoga, karma theory, narrative, poetry, history)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post) › [Narrative literature (kathās, kathākośas, caritas)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha) › [Lives of saints, kings and laymen](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.carita) › [Lives of kings, princes and princesses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.carita.raja) › [Nala and Damayantī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.carita.raja.nala) › Nalacaritra (Hitaruci) # Nalacaritra (Hitaruci) (Nalacaritra (Hitarūci)) नलचरित्र (हितरूचि) Pupil of Udayaruchi of the Tapā Gaccha. - **Language:** Sanskrit - **Date:** 1620–1670 CE - **Author:** [Hitarūci](https://indike.org/pramana/person/hitaruci) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Based on - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.50-78) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.carita.raja.nala.nalacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.carita.raja.nala.nalacaritra) · Pramāṇa