Karṇāṭa Classical Series 1
Naḷacaritre
Commentary by Geetha Naval
2026542 pagesISBN 978-81-985025-9-9₹500
Published by Tattva Heritage Foundation
Drawing upon the Nalopākhyāna of the Mahābhārata, Kanakadāsa’s Naḷacaritre presents a concise and literary retelling of the life of Nala and Damayantī. Composed in nine chapters comprising 481 verses, the work adapts the epic narrative into classical Kannada idiom and form. Widely read and influential, Naḷacaritre went on to shape several later Kannada narrative compositions centred on the Nala story.