Viśākhadatta
Sanskrit dramatist
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Sanskrit theatre
- In South Asian arts: The theatre
Viśākhadatta, the author of a rare semi-historical play called Mudrārākṣasa (“Minister Rākṣasa and his Signet Ring”), apparently was a courtier at the Gupta court. His play is a dramatization of the Machiavellian political principles expounded in the book Artha-śāstra, by Kauṭilya, who appears as the…
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