[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Prose romances (kathā and ākhyāyikā)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.novels) › [Lost early romances known from citations](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.novels.lupta) › Shudrakakatha (Pancashikha) # Shudrakakatha (Pancashikha) (Śūdrakakathā (Pañcaśikha)) शूद्रककथा (पञ्चशिख) bears the Ānandāṅka at the end of each canto; mentioned by Bhoja and Hemacandra. - **Language:** Sanskrit - **Author:** [Pañcaśikha](https://indike.org/pramana/person/pancasikha) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.novels.lupta.sudrakakatha-pancasikha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.novels.lupta.sudrakakatha-pancasikha) · Pramāṇa