නාට්‍ය විචාර මූලධර්මනුගත මුද්‍රා රාක්ෂසය

Abstract

‘Mudrarakshasaya’ written by ‘vishakhadatta’ has enlightened literature on traditional drama. This great drama which has a relevance to politics has taken a different dimension from all the other dramas of such caliber. Mudrarakshasaya clearly depicts the stratagem of the protagonist chanakya, the drama portrays the conflict between crafty chanakya who supported king chandraguptha and rakshasa and nandas who were the ministers of nanda wanshaya mudrarakshasaya which was composed according to the principles of drama represents the synthesis of the appreciation of drama and political perspectivec.