ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Bhasa was the first known Sanskrit dramatist, and many of his complete plays have been discovered. Although the exact date of Bhasa’s birth is unknown, his name was already well-known as a famous dramatist by the 1st century BCE.

Detailed explanation-2: -His plays had been lost for centuries until the manuscripts were rediscovered in 1913 by the Indian scholar Ganapati Shastri.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bhāsa, (born 3rd century ad, India), the earliest known Sanskrit dramatist, many of whose complete plays have been found. In 1912 an Indian scholar discovered and published the texts of 13 of Bhāsa’s dramas, previously known only by the allusions of ancient Sanskrit dramatists.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Svapnavasavadutta is a Sanskrit play in six acts written by the ancient Indian poet Bhasa. It is probably the best known of Bhasa’s works. The other three are famous plays by Kalidasa.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thirteen Plays of Bhasa: Pratijnayaugandharayana, Svapnavasavadatta, Carudatta, Pancaratra, Madhyamavyayoga, Pratima-nataka, Dutavakya, . Urubhanga, Avimaraka, Balacarita, Abhiseka.