[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Early Hindi literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi) › [Histories, biographies and hagiographies](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa) › [Ardhakathanak](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak) › 343 # Ardhakathanak 343 Ardhakathānak 343 - **Language:** Braj Bhāṣā ### [343](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.343) taba cupa bhayau Banārasī, kou na jānai bāta. kathā kahai baiṭhau rahai, bīte māsa cha-sāta. // > Then Banārasī fell silent, and no one knew of the matter. > He would recite the story and remain seated; six or seven months passed in this way. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 342](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.342) - [Next: 344](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.344) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt.343) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.343](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.343) · Pramāṇa