Pratijnayaugandharayana

Pratijnayaugandharayana (Sanskrit: प्रतिज्ञायौगन्धरायणम्, Pratijñāyaugandharāyaṇam) (English: The Pledge of Minister Yaugandharāyaṇa) is a Sanskrit play in four acts written by the ancient Indian poet Bhāsa. It is the oldest extant political play of India[1] and the prequel to Bhāsa's Svapnavasavadattam.[2][3][4] These plays were written by Bhāsa on the account of Udayana, king of Vatsa (Kaushambi).

Throughout the play, Yaugandharayana, minister of Udayana, takes two vows which are ultimately fulfilled.[5]

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  5. ^ Pillai, K. Raghavan (2007). Datta, Amaresh; Lal, Mohan (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Navaratri-Sarvasena (4th ed.). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 3331. ISBN 978-81-260-1003-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link)