Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s18.256

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Dhuttakkhāṇaga (Dhurtakhyanaka) A satire containing humorous tales narrated by four knaves Sasaga(1) Elasāḍha Mūladeva(1) and lady Khamḍapāṇā They were staying in a garden at Ujjeṇi It was a rainy season and they were all suffering from hunger Hence they agreed that they should narrate one by one their experiences or whatever they had heard He whose narration is proved as an incredible lie will feed the gathering and he who cofirms the tale by quoting parallels from Bhāraha(2) and Rāmāyaṇa need not give any thing All of them narrated fantastic tales and confirmed them by the legends which were unnatural inconsistent and unacceptable to reason as they are found in Mahabharata Rāma yana etc ¹ 1 NisCu I p 105 IV p 26 BrhKs III p 722