Carudatta (English spelling)

Japanese: 《Cārudatta》(英語表記)Carudatta
Carudatta (English spelling)

…The Mrityakatika is generally considered to have been written around 350-400, before the time of Kalidasa, but some say it was written much later, up to the 7th century. The play is the completion of the unfinished Cārudatta, attributed to Bhasa, and has as its central theme the love affair between the virtuous merchant Cārudatta and the virtuous courtesan Vasantasenā, but, unusually for classical Indian drama, it also contains elements of political and social drama. The courtroom scene in the ninth act is particularly famous, and the play also contains many other pieces of cultural and historical interest. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…《ムリッチャカティカー》の年代はカーリダーサ以前であり,一般に350‐400年ごろとみなされているが,より後代,7世紀に至るまでの時期に成立したとする説もある。この戯曲は,作者がバーサに帰せられる未完の戯曲《チャールダッタCārudatta》を完成させたもので,有徳の商人チャールダッタと高潔な遊女バサンタセーナーVasantasenāの恋愛を中心的な主題とするが,インド古典戯曲には珍しく,政治劇・社会劇の要素をも備えている。特に第9幕の法廷の場は名高く,そのほかにも文化史的に興味ある多くの内容を含んでいる。…

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