The Advaitist

8. bANa (7th century) harShacharita - biography of Harsha kAdambarI 9. shUdraka mRRchchakaTika 10. harSha / harShavardhana of Kanauj (606-647 C.E) i. priyadarshikA ii. ratnAvali iii. nAgAnanda 11. vishAkhadatta mudrArAkshasa 12. bhavabhUti i. mahAvIra charita, based on Ramayana ii. uttara charita, based on Ramayana iii. mAlatImAdhava

1. bhAravi (~625 C.E) kirAtArjunIyam - Based on the Mahabharatic Pandavas 2. bhaTTI (~625 C.E) rAvaNavadha or bhaTTIkAvya - Teaches grammar thru poetry and based on Ramayana 3. kumAradAsa (~650 C.E) jAnakIharaNa - Based on Ramayana 4. mAgha (~700 C.E) shishupAlavadha - Based on Mahabharatic events 5. dAmodargupta, minister of Jayapida (779 - 813 C.E) kuTTanImata 6. daNDin (7th century) dashakumAracharita 7. subhandu (7th century) vAsavdattA

The first development phase of classical Sanskrit literature is associated with Kalidasa. This is the beginning of the phase known as the " Golden Age of Classical Sanskrit literature. " Kalidasa (kAlidAsa) lived around 4th century C.E is is regraded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language. His plays and poetry are primarily based on itihAsa-s and purANa-s. Poetry 1. kumArasambhava 2. raghuvaMsha, based on Padma Purana 3. meghadUta 4. RRitusaMhAra Drama 1. mAlavikAgnimitra 2. vikramorvashiya 3. abhiGYAnAshakuntalam Attributed to Kalidasa but doubtful 1. pushpa vAna vilAsa 2. shRRi~NgAratilaka

Poetry a. rAmAyaNa and mahAbhArata b. vArurucha kAvya mentioned by Patanjali c. pAtAla vijaya and jAmbavati vijaya by pANini of unknown identity