Biography

Shudraka

Gender
Male
Nationality
Indian
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Play
Genres
Drama, Romance

One of the most widely performed dramatists of Ancient Sanskrit drama, almost nothing is known about King Śūdraka (Shudraka). He likely wrote several poems and plays, but the most famous--and the only one certainly attributed to him--is Little Clay Cart (Mṛcchakatika).

Śūdraka likely lived in the fifth century. The prologue of Little Clay Cart identifies him as a ruler, and part of the Kshatriya social order. Unfortunately, no historical records exist to corroborate this biography, and he remains largely a mystery.

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