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The Kadambari is one of the best romantic fictions of 7th Century by Banabhatta. An imaginative romantic story of love, technically in the 'Katha' form, the noel transcends the bounds of mortal existence and moves through three lives till the deep and passionate love finally attains its desired fulfillment. In this marvelous texture the world of human beings, animals and birds all merge together, as do human, semidivine and divine characters; and the earth and ...
Nagananda by King Harsha is one of the best Sanskrit dramas in five acts dealing with the popular story of Jimutavahana’s self-sacrifice to save the Nagas. The unique characteristic of this drama is the invocation to Lord Buddha in the Nandi verse, which is considered as one of the best examples of the dramatic compositions wherein the norms of dramaturgy are followed up to a considerable extent.
The Dasakumara-charita is a Katha type of prose-poetic of romance written styled prose of Banabhatta, he found inspiration in the Brhatkatha to write on social themes embodying tales of adventure and romance of the ten princes, who are the heroes of this work. The framework of the narratives is simple. It relates to ten princes, sons of ministers included, who got separated with a plan to meet at Ujjayini again. Dandin shows in this romance great powers of ...