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Śūdraka’s Mrichchhakatika: A Representation of Society and Human Relationships


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1 Assistant Professor of English, Maharaja Nandakumar Mahavidyalaya, Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)., India
 

Śūdraka‟s famous play Mrichchhakatika is a creation of the playwright‟s own imagination and observations of the society of his time. In this particular play Śūdraka has portrayed the multifarious aspects of the society of his time and has thrown light on different facets of human relationships using his sense of realism and imaginative faculty. Śūdraka‟s talent as an efficient Sanskrit dramatist of India has been displayed in every page of the text of Mrichchhakatika. Though he has borrowed from an existing play of Bhāsa, this play of Śūdraka has a universal appeal to the readers and the spectators. In this paper an attempt has been made to show the unique and efficient skills of Śūdraka in representing the society of his time and varied human relationships.


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Sanskrit drama, Nāṭya Śāstra, social issues, poverty, prakarana>
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Md. Manirul Islam
Assistant Professor of English, Maharaja Nandakumar Mahavidyalaya, Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)., India

Abstract


Śūdraka‟s famous play Mrichchhakatika is a creation of the playwright‟s own imagination and observations of the society of his time. In this particular play Śūdraka has portrayed the multifarious aspects of the society of his time and has thrown light on different facets of human relationships using his sense of realism and imaginative faculty. Śūdraka‟s talent as an efficient Sanskrit dramatist of India has been displayed in every page of the text of Mrichchhakatika. Though he has borrowed from an existing play of Bhāsa, this play of Śūdraka has a universal appeal to the readers and the spectators. In this paper an attempt has been made to show the unique and efficient skills of Śūdraka in representing the society of his time and varied human relationships.


Keywords


Sanskrit drama, Nāṭya Śāstra, social issues, poverty, prakarana>

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