“Social Conditions in Subandhu’s Time” reconstructs aspects of Indian society during the era when the Sanskrit prose romance Vāsavadattā was composed. Scholars debate the date of its author Subandhu,…
April 1979 to January 1980Vol. 8 · No. 1-4pp. 21–33
The essay evaluates the literary relationship between two eminent Sanskrit prose writers, Subandhu and Dāṇḍin. Subandhu’s *Vāsavadattā* is known for its ornate diction, complex compounds and…