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Śūdraka

Indian dramatist
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  • South Asian arts
    / The theatre

    …to nothing is known of Śūdraka except that he must have hailed from Ujjayinī. His is the most charming of all prakaraṇa plays (those that are not based on epic material): the Mṛcchakaṭikā (“Little Clay Cart”), the story of an impoverished merchant and a courtesan who love each other but…

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    …to nothing is known of Śūdraka except that he must have hailed from Ujjayinī. His is the most charming of all prakaraṇa plays (those that are not based on epic material): the Mṛcchakaṭikā (“Little Clay Cart”), the story of an impoverished merchant and a courtesan who love each other but…

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  • South Asian arts
    / Classical theatre

    An exception is King Shudraka, whose work is perhaps the most theatrical in the entire Sanskrit range.

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    An exception is King Shudraka, whose work is perhaps the most theatrical in the entire Sanskrit range.

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