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Vasavadatta
Vasavadatta is a legendary princess of ancient India, daughter of King Chanda Pradyota of Avanti. Stories tell how Udayana, king of Vatsa, was captured by her father, became her music teacher and eloped with her to his capital Kaushambi. The tale became one of the most popular in Sanskrit literature and is the subject of Bhasa's play Svapnavasavadatta and later works.
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