Shudraka (IAST: Śūdraka) was an Indian playwright, to whom three Sanskrit plays are attributed: Mrichchhakatika (The Little Clay Cart), Vinavasavadatta...
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University. Shudraka (1937a). The Toy-cart of Clay. Translated by Paranjpe, Vasudeva Gopala. Pune: V.G. Paranjpe. OCLC 41294563. Shudraka (1937b). Mrcchakatika...
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then ruled from Pratishthana. Shudraka was a close associate of Shalivahana and his son Shakti Kumara. Later, Shudraka allied with Vikramaditya's successors...
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(IAST: Vīṇā-Vāsavadattā) is an Indian Sanskrit-language play attributed to Shudraka (c. 3rd century). The first eight acts of the play survive; its last portion...
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narrated by the latter to Chandrapeeda.) There is a valiant king named Shudraka, who rules over a vast and prosperous kingdom with the capital city of...
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killed Vikramaditya and ruled from Pratishthana. Shalivahana's associate, Shudraka, later allied with Vikramaditya's successors and defeated Shalivahana's...
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courtesan Vasantasena and is interesting for the same story was developed by Śhudraka into the more famous play Mrichakatika. His most famous plays — Pratigya...
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that he spent at least a part of his life in Ujjain. Mrichchhakatika by Shudraka is also set in Ujjain. Ujjain also appears in several stories as the capital...
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the Buddhist drama Nagananda. Other famous Sanskrit dramatists include Śhudraka, Bhasa, and Asvaghosa. Though numerous plays written by these playwrights...
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patronised by King Ereganga Neetimarga II. In Shudraka, he has favourably compared his patron to King Shudraka of ancient times. The great Kannada poet Ranna...
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