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Bhāsa



Bhāsa is one of the earliest and most celebrated Indian playwrights in Sanskrit. However, very little is known about him. He is dated between the 2nd century BCE and 2nd century CE. Based on the language used, his date is also supposed to be around 5th century BC. The plays of Bhāsa had been lost for centuries. He was known only from mention in other works such as Kālidāsa's first play Malavikagnimitram, or the the famous text on poetics Kavyamimamsa written during 880–920 AD by Rajashekhara a famous poet, dramatist and critic.

This was until 1912, when Mahamahopadhyaya T. Ganapati Sastri came upon 13 Sanskrit plays at a nampoothiri home named Manalikkara Madom (present Kanyakumari District) that were used in the Koodiyattam plays. Unlike ot
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The Shattered Thigh and Oth...

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Svapnavasavadatta of Bhasa

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Thirteen Plays of Bhasa: Pr...

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Karnabharam and Madhyama-vy...

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Urubhanga: The Breaking of ...

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Madhyama Vyayoga

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Complete plays of Bhāsa: te...

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प्रतिज्ञायौगन्धरायणम् [Prat...

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Svapna-Vasavadatta

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