[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) › Taramgavai # Taramgavai (Taraṃgavaī) तरंगवई · The Story of Taraṅgavatī The earliest known Prakrit prose romance, praised by later poets; the love story of the merchant's daughter Taraṅgavatī told as a nun's reminiscence. Known through an epitome. - **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit - **Date:** 100–400 CE - **Author:** [Pādalipta](https://indike.org/pramana/person/padalipta) - **Text:** lost ## Versions and retellings - [Saṃkhitta-Taraṃgavaī-kahā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.tarangalola) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.tarangavai](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.tarangavai) · Pramāṇa