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    Bhāsa wrote several plays based on Hindu epics like the Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata as well as some original plays. Some of his Rāmāyaṇa plays included The Statue Play and The Consecration Play. His Mahābhārata plays included The Five Nights, The Middle One, Potsherd as an Envoy, The Envoy's Message, The Broken Thighs, and Karna's Burden. He also wrote plays not based on epics such as Avimāraka: A Fairy Tale, Charudatta in Poverty, Vāsavadatta in the Dream, and The

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    Bhāsa wrote several plays based on Hindu epics like the Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata as well as some original plays. Some of his Rāmāyaṇa plays included The Statue Play and The Consecration Play. His Mahābhārata plays included The Five Nights, The Middle One, Potsherd as an Envoy, The Envoy's Message, The Broken Thighs, and Karna's Burden. He also wrote plays not based on epics such as Avimāraka: A Fairy Tale, Charudatta in Poverty, Vāsavadatta in the Dream, and The

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    Bhasa Plays

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    Bhāsa wrote several plays based on Hindu epics like the Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata as well as some original plays. Some of his Rāmāyaṇa plays included The Statue Play and The Consecration Play. His Mahābhārata plays included The Five Nights, The Middle One, Potsherd as an Envoy, The Envoy's Message, The Broken Thighs, and Karna's Burden. He also wrote plays not based on epics such as Avimāraka: A Fairy Tale, Charudatta in Poverty, Vāsavadatta in the Dream, and The

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    Bhāsa's Plays

    Plays based on Rāmāyaṇa.


    Pratimā-nāṭaka: The Statue Play
    Abhiṣeka-nāṭaka: The Consecration Play
    (Coronation)
    Plays based on Mahābhārata.
    Pañca-rātra: The Five-Nights
    Madhyama-vyāyoga: The Middle One (one-
    act)
    Dūta-Ghaṭotkaca: Potsherd (Ghaṭotkaca) as
    an Envoy
    Dūta-Vākya : The Envoy's Message/The
    Embassy
    Urubhaṇga: The Broken Thighs
    Karṇa-bhāra: Karna's Burden/Task
    Bāla-carita: The Adventures of the Boy
    Kṛṣṇa
    Plays are not epic based.
    Avimāraka: Avimāraka: A Fairy Tale
    Daridra-Cārudatta: Charudatta in Poverty
    Svapna-Vāsavadatta: Vāsavadatta in the
    Dream (Vision of)
    Pratijñā-Yaugandharāyaṇa: The Vow of
    Yaugandharayana
    (the Minister)

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