Vishakhadatta (Sanskrit: विशाखदत्त) was an Indian Sanskrit poet and playwright. Although Vishakhadatta furnishes the names of his father and grandfather...
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transl. 'The Signet of the Minister') is a Sanskrit-language play by Vishakhadatta that narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya (r. c. 324 –...
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K.; Iyengar, D. Raghunathaswamy. Srirangam: Sri Vani Vilas Press. Vishakhadatta (1916a) [1900]. The Mudrarakshasa. Translated by Kāle, M(oreshvar) R(amchandra)...
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Gupta Empire, 375-415 CE Devichandraguptam, ancient Indian drama by Vishakhadatta about Chandragupta II Chandragupta Maurya (2011 TV series), a 2011 Indian...
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other notable ancient dramatists include Bhatta Narayana, Bhavabhuti, Vishakhadatta, Thirayattam and Viswanatha Kaviraja. Notable fable story-plays Panchatantra...
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Mudrarakshasa ("The signet ring of Rakshasa") is a Sanskrit play by Vishakhadatta. Its date is uncertain, but it mentions the Huna, who invaded northern...
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accepts the post of amatya in the Maurya court. Rakshasa appears in Vishakhadatta's play Mudrarakshasa. In the Mudrarakshasa, Chanakya feels insulted by...
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(1990). Indian Kavya Literature: The early medieval period (Shudraka to Vishakhadatta). Motilal Banarsidass. p. 75. ISBN 978-81-208-0448-7. Sharma, Tej Ram...
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drama attributed to Vishakhadeva, who is generally identified with Vishakhadatta. The complete text of the play is now lost, but its portions survive...
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Nudurupati Venkanna Vidyadhar Shastri Vikatanitamba Vilwamangalam Swamiyar Vishakhadatta Vyasa Vadiraja Tirtha Vyasaraja Vācaspati Vidyakara Vijja List of Indian...
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consulted the so-called "Arthashastras" to compose a new treatise. Vishakhadatta's Mudrarakshasa refers to Kauṭilya as kutila-mati ("crafty-minded"),...
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all genres to stage, from ancient Sanskrit works by Shudraka, Bhasa, Vishakhadatta and Bhavabhuti; to European classics by Shakespeare, Molière and Goldoni;...
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(Signet ring of Rakshasa – Rakshasa was the prime minister of Magadha) by Vishakhadatta, describe his royal ancestry and even link him with the Nanda family...
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trayoguṇah ||" Amongst Sanskrit plays, the historical play Mudrarakshasa by Vishakhadatta is unique because it contains political intrigue and is full of life...
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and Arthashastra; later composed Hindu sources include legends in Vishakhadatta's Mudrarakshasa, Somadeva's Kathasaritsagara and Kshemendra's Brihatkathamanjari...
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Rakshasa (amatya), character in the ancient Indian drama Mudrarakshasa by Vishakhadatta, amatya (minister) of the Nanda Empire Rakshasa (Dungeons & Dragons)...
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Patanjali Devichandraguptam Drama Drama about Chandragupta II Sanskrit Vishakhadatta Aryabhatiya Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Āryabhaṭa Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta...
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publication, in 1884, of the historical Sanskrit play, Mudrarakshasa of Vishakhadatta under the auspices of the Education Department and the Government Central...
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। हा। हा। भारत दुर्दशा न देखी जाई ।। Harsha's Ratnavali (रत्नावली) Vishakhadatta's Mudrarakshasa (मुद्राराक्षस) Ramprasad Sen's Vidyasundar (विद्यासुन्दर)...
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Kama Sutra Vijñāneśvara Mitākṣarā Vilambi Naganaar Nanmanikadigai Vishakhadatta Mudrarakshasa, Devichandraguptam Vishnu Sharma Panchatantra Vyasa Mahabharata...
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Indian plays starting with Sanskrit drama masters, Kalidasa, Bhasa, Vishakhadatta and Bhavabhuti. She was first to revive 4th century BC, Sanskrit playwright...
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financial institution in India Mudrarakshasa, ancient Indian drama by Vishakhadatta, about the mudra (signet) of the Nanda Empire minister Rakshasa All...
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reconstructed from the benedictory verses of a Sanskrit play Mudrarakshasa by Vishakhadatta. According to some scholars, the "Avantivarma" of Mudrarakshasa is actually...
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scheme to win over Dhanananda's minister, Rakshasa, were based on Vishakhadatta's 4th century CE play, Mudrarakshasa. I want to prove that it is not...
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Chandragupta II. According to the Sanskrit writers such as Bāṇabhaṭṭa and Vishakhadatta, Chandragupta II excecuted his plan by disguising as a woman, entered...
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Udyotakara:Nyāyavārttika Prashastapada:Padārtha-dharma-saṅgraha, Praśastapāda Bhāṣya Vishakhadatta:Mudrārākṣasa, Devichandraguptam Bhatta Narayana:Venisamhara...
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Kashmiras, Tanganas, and Kunatas. The Mudrarakshasa of Indian poet Vishakhadatta mentions that Khasas and Magadhas were Ganas (troops) in the army of...
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1899–1900 Bala Ramayana of Rajasekhara, 1901–1912 Mudra Rakshasa of Vishakhadatta, 1901–1912 Mrichchakatika of Shudraka, 1901–1912 Vikramankadeva Caritra...
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novel, anterior to English influence on Kannada. Though inspired by Vishakhadatta's Sanskrit original Mudrarakshasa, the work displays a creativity of...
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Bhattanarayana) Pratijnakautilyam – play, (precursor to Mudrarakshasa of Vishakhadatta) Prasannakasyapam-play,(successor of Abhijnanasakuntala of Kalidasa)...
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