Malatimadhava (English spelling)

Japanese: 《Mālatīmādhava》(英語表記)Malatimadhava
Malatimadhava (English spelling)

…His works are characterized by a solemn and noble style, lacking humor and wit, and the absence of clowns. His representative work, Mālatīmādhava, consists of 10 acts, and tells the story of a love affair between the daughter of the chief minister of Padmāvati and the son of the chief minister of Vidarbha, which leads to various ups and downs before the two finally marry. Mahāvīracarita and Uttararāmacarita are seven-act plays based on the great epic poem Ramayana. The former tells the story of Prince Rama's marriage to his wife Sita, and his triumphant return after defeating the demon king, but the fifth act and after are said to have been written by other authors. …

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

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Japanese:

…彼の作品は荘重で高尚な趣を主とし,こっけい,機知の要素に乏しく,道化役の登場しないことも特徴である。代表作《マーラティーマーダバMālatīmādhava》は10幕から成り,パドマーバティー国の宰相の娘とビダルバ国の宰相の息子との恋愛がさまざまな波乱を生んで,二人がめでたく結婚する経緯を物語っている。《マハービーラチャリタMahāvīracarita》と《ウッタララーマチャリタUttararāmacarita》は大叙事詩《ラーマーヤナ》から取材した7幕の劇で,前者はラーマ王子と妃シーターの結婚から,魔王を退治して凱旋するまでの物語を主題とするが,第5幕以下は他の作者の作といわれる。…

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