Ancient Sanskrit Literature
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'मालविकाग्निमित्र' या प्राचीन नाटकात कोणत्या दोन राजघराण्याच्या वैवाहिक संबंधावर प्रकाश पडतो ? On which of the following matrimonial relationship between two Royal families, the ancient drama ‘Malavikagnimitra’ throws light ?
Kalidasa's drama 'Malavikagnimitra' depicts the love story and matrimonial alliance involving Agnimitra, the Shunga prince, and Malavika, along with political relations with the Vidarbha (Yadnyasen) kingdom.
अगदी सुरुवातीची संस्कृत नाटकं त्यांनी लिहीली. ती ताडपत्रावर लिहिलेली हस्तलिखीते तुकड्यांच्या स्वरूपात खरे तर आहेत, व आश्चर्याची गोष्ट म्हणजे ती गोबीच्या वाळवंटाच्या सीमेवरील तुरफान या ठिकाणी सापडली. प्राचीन भारतातील हा कोणता लेखक आहे ?
Ashvaghosha wrote some of the earliest Sanskrit dramas, fragments of which were discovered on birch bark manuscripts in Turfan near the Gobi desert.