Indian Kavya Literature Vol. VII

by A.K.Warder

Vairoana`s undated Maharastri anthology consists only of verses by himself and seems to be autobiographical, though obscure and allusive. He was a Buddhist monk, but still has difficulties with his former wife. A rich theatre is extant from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, besides historical plays mentioned above.All these kavyas were intended for the entertainment of contemporaries. About the Books :The author, profesor emeritus of Sanskrit in the University of Toronto, is an old fashioned philologist who reads the primary sources in Sanskrit and the Prakrits.