Bh
sa
(early: c.4th cent. CE?).
Hindu dramatist. His works were lost until 1912, when thirteen plays attributed to him were published, including the admired
Svapna-v
savadatta
.
Bh
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ya
.
Hindu commentary on sacred texts, especially
s
tras
. Because s
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tras are compressed and aphoristic, bh
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yas are a vital key to understanding them.