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Bhavabhuti

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[buhv-uh-boo-tee] / ˌbʌv əˈbu ti /

noun

  1. flourished 8th century, Indian dramatist.


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It has received several modifications since the days of Bhavabhuti.

From Tales from the Hindu Dramatists by Zemin, J. S.

Another legend represents Kalidasa as engaging in a pilgrimage to a shrine of Vishnu in Southern India, in company with two other famous writers, Bhavabhuti and Dandin.

From Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works by Kalidasa

Thus the great Bhavabhuti spent his life in constructing three dramas; mighty spirit though he was, he yet suffers from the very scrupulosity of his labour.

From Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works by Kalidasa

Yet another pictures Bhavabhuti as a contemporary of Kalidasa, and jealous of the less austere poet's reputation.

From Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works by Kalidasa

He was not indeed a prodigy of learning, like Bhavabhuti in his own country or Milton in England, yet no man could write as he did without hard and intelligent study.

From Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works by Kalidasa

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