List of Sanskrit plays in English translation
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List of Sanskrit plays in English translation
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Of around 155 extant Sanskrit plays, at least 46 distinct plays by at least 24 authors have been translated into English. William Jones published the first English translation of any Sanskrit play (Shakuntala) in 1789. About 3 decades later, Horace Hayman Wilson published the first major English survey of Sanskrit drama, including 6 full translations. These 7 plays — plus Nagananda, Mālavikāgnimitram, and Svapnavasavadattam — remain the most-translated plays. The period of Sanskrit dramas in Ind
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