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Karpuramanjari
Karpuramanjari is a play written in Prakrit by Rajashekhara, court poet of the Gurjara-Pratihara kings at Kannauj, around 900 CE. A light romantic comedy of the type called sattaka, it tells of a king's love for the princess Karpuramanjari and his queen's jealousy. It is the best-known play composed entirely in Prakrit.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Karpuramanjari. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/karpuramanjari
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