prahasana

Updated: May 17, 2025

This is a Prahasana or Farce, and is especially a satire upon princes who addict themselves to idleness and sensuality, and fail to patronize the Brahmans. It was composed by a Pandit named Gopinath for representation at the autumnal festival of the Durga Puja.

R. N. Dutta - Tales from the Hindu Dramatists