Swapnavāsavadatta
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Choreography: Guru Padma Shri Māni Mādhava Chākyār
Artist: Mani Damodara Chakyar
Swapnavāsavadatta (English: The dream of Vasavadatta) is a Sanskrit play written by the ancient Indian poet Bhasa. It is probably the best known of Bhasa's works.
[edit] Plot
The story revolves around King Udayana who is pressurized by his state minister to marry the daughter of a very powerful ruler in order to gain power to protect his kingdom from foreign invasions. The king is not too keen on this proposal as he loves is wife- Vasavadatta too much to consider taking such a step. But the wife becomes ready to sacrifice her life for the kingdom and stages a fake death. She secretly returns back to the king to be with him and awaits the new wife.
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[edit] External references
http://www.iloveindia.com/literature/sanskrit/poets/bhasa.html
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