Mrcchakatika (English spelling)

Japanese: 《Mṛcchakaṭikā》(英語表記)Mrcchakatika
Mrcchakatika (English spelling)

…The name of the playwright Bhasa (around the 3rd century) has been known since ancient times, but 13 plays that are believed to be his were discovered in South India in 1910. Among them, Charudatta is an unfinished work with only four acts, but the 10-act play Mṛcchakaṭikā (The Earthen Chariot), which is an extension of this play, is attributed to Shudraka and is highly regarded as a unique social drama among early classical dramas. The Gupta dynasty (4th to 6th centuries) was a time of literary prosperity, and at its height the poet Kalidasa (4th to 5th centuries) appeared, ushering in a golden age for classical Sanskrit literature. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Mṛcchakaṭikā" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…劇作家バーサ(3世紀ころ)の名は古くからうたわれていたが,彼の作と認定される13種の戯曲は1910年にいたって南インドで発見された。その中の《チャールダッタ》は4幕までの未完成作品であるが,この劇を発展補足させた10幕の戯曲《ムリッチャカティカーMṛcchakaṭikā(土の小車)》はシュードラカの作に帰せられ,初期の古典劇中特異な社会劇として高く評価されている。グプタ朝(4~6世紀)は文運の興隆した時代であるが,その最盛期に詩聖カーリダーサ(4~5世紀)が現れ,古典サンスクリット文学は黄金時代を現出した。…

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