Mricchakatika has been and is even now one of the most enchanting dramas in the Sanskrit Literature. It is a brilliant torso of a play written by the great Dramatist Shudraka in the full maturitys of his powers. This play is full of spiritedness, humour and ebullience.
Mricchakatika- A critical and cultural study has been done taking into account the critical study of Dr. G.V. Devasthali and introduction to Mricchakatika by M. R. Kale, R.D. Karmarkar, Dr. R.S. Tripathi. The entire book is divided into eleven chapters which together presents a faithful critical and cultural study of this famous play. The critical study also encompasses a brief portrait of the dramatist Shudraka. The cultural study gives a brief description of philosophical, architectural, administrational, flora, fauna, jyotisha (astronomical) and other aspects of the play.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sudarshan Kumar Sharma
Dr. Sudarshan Kumar Sharma is B.A. (Hons.), M.A, Ph.D. He competed his graduation from D.A.V. College, Jalandhar in 1955 with first class first in Sanskrit (Hons.) and post-graduation in 1958 from Deptt. of Sanskrit, Punjab university, Jalandhar. In 1961, he joined as regular lecturer in Sanskrit and served various colleges at Chanigarh, Bhatinda, Jalandhar etc., in his long teaching career. Finally, he retired as principal, Govt. College, Fazika, Punjab. He has a number of books to his credit. Prominent among them are- 1) Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala -A Critical and Cultural Study. 2) Mrcchakatika of Sudraka -A Critical and Cultural Study. 3) Karnabharam and Madhyam-vyayoga of Bhasa (Sanskrit text with English and Hindi translation). 4) yajnaphalam of Bhasa (Sanskrit text with English and Hindi translation). 5) Udayadundari Katha of Soddhala (Sanskrit text with English translation. 7) Brhatkatha-sloka-samgraha of Buddhasvamin (Sanskrit text with English translation). He had been an active participator at various Oriental Conferences and Seminars held in the past at various places of India. His research papers and journals have been published in almost all magazines and felicitation volumes. Since his retirement, he has been an active writer and doing critical translations of various rare books. His forthcoming books are-Garuda Purana (Sanskrit text with English Translation), Vayu Purana (Sanskrit text with English Translation), Brhat-Katha-Manjari (Sanskrit text with English Translation), Kalki Purana (Sanskrit text with English Translation), Avanti-Sundari-Katha (Sanskrit text with English Translation) etc.
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