400. DSC 253/4th Sem:- Malatimadhava/The stolen marriage
Bhavabhuti Bhavabhūti was born as Śrīkaṇṭha Nīlakaṇṭha and lived in between 680-c. 750 – c. 760 CE. He was born in Padmapura, Aamgaon, at Gondia district,in Maharashtra. He received his education at 'Padmapawaya', a place some 42 km South-West of Gwalior. Dayananidhi Paramahansa is known to be his guru.He is believed to have been the court poet of king Yashovarman of Kannauj. He was a classical Sanskrit scholar, poet, and playwright of eighth-century India. He is considered a key successor to Kalidasa and is often regarded as matching his literary stature. His best known work Uttararamacarita (translated as The Later Deeds of Rama), earned him the title "Poet of the Karunā Rasa". Apart from these, Bhavabhuti is best known as the author of three plays: Mahaviracharita (“Exploits of the Great Hero”), Malatimadhava (“Malati and Madhava”), and Uttararamacharita (“The Later Deeds of Rama”). Bhavabhuti’s mix of intellectual treatment and ornate diction was a departure from ...