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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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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

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

The name of Bhavabhuti stands high in Sanskrit literature.

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

Bhavabhuti, a Brahmin by birth, was called by his contemporaries the Sweet Speaking.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Anne C. Lynch Botta

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

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