Bhasa (300 BC)

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Bhasa is one of the earliest Indian playwrights of Sanskrit Literature.His plays were lost, however they were rediscovered in the 20 century.Some say that these plays were written in 5 and 6 century BC. He wrote 13 plays in all.

T.Ganapati Shastri came across the 13 plays in a Trivandrum (Tiruvananthapuram) temple, written in a South Indian script, but the language was Sanskrit.

The plays of Bhasa are as follows-


Plays based on Ramayana-

प्रतिमा

अभिषेक


Plays based on Mahabharata-

पञ्चरात्र

मध्यमव्यायोग

दूतघटोत्कच

दूतवाक्य

ऊरुभङ्ग

कर्णभारम्

बालचरितम्


Other plays-

प्रतिज्ञा यौगन्धरायण

स्वप्नवासवदत्तम्

अविमारक

चारूदत्त।

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  1. UnknownSeptember 6, 2020 at 7:04 PM

    Bhasa,s very interesting literature in sanskrit, viz. Swapnavasavadatta, as a stage act conversation, published from one sanskrit school of Poona this writer has preserved in home library. The book though small reveals the rich cultural heights then prevailing in Bharatam and how the then princly state was traditionally art loving!

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