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Ratnavali, the Glossary

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Ratnavali (Precious Garland) is a Sanskrit drama about a beautiful princess named Ratnavali, and a great king named Udayana.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 26 relations: BBC, Bhāsa, Cinema of India, Comedy, Emperor, Harsha, History of India, Holi, India, Kalidasa, Kaushambi district, Kosambi, List of Sanskrit plays in English translation, Mṛcchakatika, Meghadūta, Nagananda, Nagarjuna, Priyadarśikā, Sanskrit, Satavahana dynasty, Shudraka, Sri Lanka, Svapnavasavadattam, Udayana (king), V. Venkatachalam, Vasavadatta.

  2. 7th-century Indian books
  3. 7th-century Sanskrit literature
  4. 7th-century plays
  5. Ancient Indian literature
  6. Comedy theatre
  7. Indian comedy
  8. Indian humour
  9. Indian plays adapted into films
  10. Indian satire
  11. Sanskrit plays
  12. Works by Harsha

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Bhāsa

Bhāsa is one of the earliest Indian playwrights in Sanskrit, predating Kālidasa.

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Cinema of India

The Cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century.

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Comedy

Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: In Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters.

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Emperor

The word emperor (from imperator, via empereor) can mean the male ruler of an empire.

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Harsha

Harshavardhana (IAST Harṣa-vardhana; 4 June 590–647 CE) was the emperor of Kannauj and ruled northern India from 606 to 647 CE.

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History of India

Anatomically modern humans first arrived on the Indian subcontinent between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago.

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Holi

Holi is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love, and Spring.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Kalidasa

Kālidāsa (कालिदास, "Servant of Kali"; 4th–5th century CE) was a Classical Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India's greatest poet and playwright.

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Kaushambi district

Kaushambi district is a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.

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Kosambi

Kosambi (Pali) or Kaushambi (Sanskrit) was an ancient city in India, characterized by its importance as a trading center along the Ganges Plain and its status as the capital of the Vatsa Kingdom, one of the sixteen mahajanapadas.

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List of Sanskrit plays in English translation

Of around 155 extant Sanskrit plays, at least 46 distinct plays by at least 24 authors have been translated into English. Ratnavali and List of Sanskrit plays in English translation are Sanskrit plays.

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Mṛcchakatika

Mṛcchakatika (Mṛcchakaṭikam मृच्छकटिकम्), also spelled Mṛcchakaṭikā, Mrchchhakatika, Mricchakatika, or Mrichchhakatika (The Little Clay Cart) is a ten-act Sanskrit drama attributed to Śūdraka (Simuka), an ancient playwright who is possibly from the 5th century CE, and who is identified by the prologue as a Kshatriya king as well as a devotee of Shiva who lived for above 110 years. Ratnavali and Mṛcchakatika are comedy plays, comedy theatre, Indian comedy, Indian humour, Indian plays adapted into films, Indian satire and Sanskrit plays.

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Meghadūta

Meghadūta (मेघदूत literally Cloud Messenger) is a lyric poem written by Kālidāsa (c. 4th–5th century CE), considered to be one of the greatest Sanskrit poets.

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Nagananda

Nagananda (Joy of the Serpents) is a Sanskrit play attributed to emperor Harsha (ruled 606 C.E. - 648 C.E.). Nagananda is among the most acclaimed Sanskrit dramas. Ratnavali and Nagananda are 7th-century Indian books, 7th-century Sanskrit literature, 7th-century plays, ancient Indian literature, Sanskrit plays and works by Harsha.

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Nagarjuna

Nagarjuna (Sanskrit: नागार्जुन/ Nāgārjuna) was an Indian monk and Mahāyāna Buddhist philosopher of the Madhyamaka (Centrism, Middle Way) school.

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Priyadarśikā

Priyadarsika is a Sanskrit play attributed to king Harsha (606 - 648). Ratnavali and Priyadarśikā are 7th-century Indian books, 7th-century Sanskrit literature, 7th-century plays, ancient Indian literature, Sanskrit plays and works by Harsha.

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Sanskrit

Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Satavahana dynasty

The Satavahanas (Sādavāhana or Sātavāhana, IAST), also referred to as the Andhras (also Andhra-bhṛtyas or Andhra-jatiyas) in the Puranas, were an ancient Indian dynasty.

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Shudraka

Shudraka (IAST) was an Indian playwright, to whom three Sanskrit plays are attributed: Mrichchhakatika (The Little Clay Cart), Vinavasavadatta, and a bhana (short one-act monologue), Padmaprabhritaka.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.

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Svapnavasavadattam

Svapnavasavadattam (स्वप्नवासवदत्तम्) (English: The dream of Vasavadatta) is a Sanskrit play in six acts written by the ancient Indian poet Bhāsa. Ratnavali and Svapnavasavadattam are Indian plays adapted into films and Sanskrit plays.

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Udayana (king)

Udayana was a king of Vatsa in India, a contemporary of Gautama Buddha.

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V. Venkatachalam

Vishwanathan Venkatachalam (7 July 1925 – 7 June 2002) was an eminent Sanskrit scholar.

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Vasavadatta

Vasavadatta (वासवदत्ता) is a classical Sanskrit romantic tale (akhyayika) written in an ornate style by Subandhu, whose time period isn't precisely known.

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See also

7th-century Indian books

7th-century Sanskrit literature

7th-century plays

Ancient Indian literature

Comedy theatre

Indian comedy

Indian humour

Indian plays adapted into films

Indian satire

Sanskrit plays

Works by Harsha

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratnavali