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"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. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Sūdraka |
|---|---|
| Translator | Ryder, Arthur W. (Arthur William), 1877-1938 |
| Title | The Little Clay Cart [Mṛcchakaṭika] |
| Alternate Title | मृच्छकटिका |
| 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 | Indic drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 21020 |
| Release Date | Apr 10, 2007 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1851 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Original page: gutenberg.org/ebooks/21020