The Little Clay Cart [Mṛcchakaṭika] by Sūdraka
"The Little Clay Cart [Mṛcchakaṭika]" by Sūdraka is a ten-act Sanskrit drama possibly from the 5th century CE. Set in ancient Ujjayini, it tells the story of Cārudatta, a noble but impoverished Brahmin, who falls in love with Vasantasenā, a wealthy courtesan. Their romance faces danger when a vulgar courtier aggressively pursues Vasantasenā. The play blends love, comedy, and political intrigue while breaking tradition by focusing on fictional characters rather than mythology
and featuring peasants speaking various dialects. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sūdraka |
|---|---|
| Translator | Ryder, Arthur W. (Arthur William), 1877-1938 |
| Title | The Little Clay Cart [Mṛcchakaṭika] |
| Alternate Title | मृच्छकटिका |
| Note | Attributed to King Shudraka. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E1%B9%9Bcchakatika |
| Credits |
Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Bruce Albrecht, Suzanne Lybarger, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PK: Language and Literatures: Indo-Iranian literatures |
| Subject | Sanskrit drama -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Indic drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 21020 |
| Release Date | Apr 10, 2007 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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