Bhaasa

Bhaasa is a great Sanskrit poet from third century BCE who wrote 13 short plays. Some of his famous plays are considered as commentaries when making the Critical Edition These are:

Uru-Bhamgam#
Karna-bharam#
Pancharatram#
Madhyama-vyayoga#
Doota-Ghattotkacham#
Doota-Vakyam#

#Doota-Vakyam
- Doota-Vakyam translates as “the Envoy’s Message”. It is a play written by #Bhaasa.
#Madhyama-vyayoga
- Madhyama-vyayoga translates to “the Middle One”. It is a play written by #Bhaasa.
#Uru-Bhangam
- Uru-Bhangam translates to “the Broken Thigh”. It is a play written by #Bhaasa and depicts Duryodhana very differently that what we think of him today.
#Doota-Ghattotkacham
- Doota-Ghattotkacham translates to “Ghattotkacha as an envoy”. It is a play written by #Bhaasa
#Karna-bharam
- Karnram translates to “Karna’s Burden”. It is a play written by #Bhaasa and is a retelling of the agonies faced by Karna on the eve of the war.

Pancharatram
- Pancharatram translates to “the Five Nights”. It is a play written by #Bhaasa.

Mahabharata#
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