A List Of Passages In Which The Translati : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. 177 A LIST OF PASSAGES IN WHICH THE TRANSLATION DEPARTS FROM PARAB'S TEXT 85.15: Here "nirmit" is apparently a mere misprint for "nirjit". 45.11: The addition of "uhedha tti" seems almost necessary. 53.10; 54.9; 55.11; 62...
Act The Fifth. The Storm : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. 75 ACT THE FIFTH THE STORM ["The love-lorn Chrudatta appears, seated".] "Chrudatta". ["Looks up".] AN untimely storm 1 is gathering. For see! The peacocks gaze and lift their fans on high; The swans forget their purpose...
Act The Sixth. The Swapping Of The Bullock Carts : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. 93 ACT THE SIXTH THE SWAPPING OF THE BULLOCK-CARTS ["Enter a maid".] "Maid". ISN'T my mistress awake yet? Well, I must go in and wake her. ["She walks about. Vasantasen appears, dressed, but still asleep. The maid...
Title Page : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. i p. ii HARVARD ORIENTAL SERIES EDITED WITH THE COPERATION OF VARIOUS SCHOLARS BY CHARLES ROCKWELL LANMAN WALES PROFESSOR OF SANSKRIT IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY VOLUME NINE CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS Published By Harvard...
Epilogue : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. 176 EPILOGUE MAY kine yield streaming milk, the earth her grain, And may the heaven give never-failing rain, The winds waft happiness to all that breathes, And all that lives, live free from every pain. In paths...
Act The Seventh. Aryaka's Escape : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. 105 ACT THE SEVENTH ARYAKA'S ESCAPE ["Enter Chrudatta and Maitreya".] "Maitreya". HOW beautiful the old garden Pushpakaranda is. "Chrudatta". You are quite right, my friend. For see! The trees, like merchants, show their...
Act The Tenth. The End : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. 153 ACT THE TENTH THE END ["Enter Chrudatta, accompanied by two headsmen".] "Headsmen". THEN think no longer of the pain; In just a second you'll be slain. We understand the fashions new To fetter you and kill you too...
Act The Ninth. The Trial : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. 132 ACT THE NINTH THE TRIAL ["Enter a beadle".] "Beadle". THE magistrates said to me "Come, beadle, go to the courtroom, and make ready the seats." So now I am on my way to set the court-room in order. ["He walks...
Act The Third. The Hole In The Wall : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. 43 ACT THE THIRD THE HOLE IN THE WALL ["Enter Chrudatta's servant, Vardhamnaka".] "Vardh". MASTER, kindly and benevolent, His servants love, however poor he be. The purse-proud, with a will on harshness bent, Pays service...
Act The Second. The Shampooer Who Gambled : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. 27 ACT THE SECOND THE SHAMPOOER 1 WHO GAMBLED ["Enter a maid".] "Maid". I AM sent with a message to my mistress by her mother. I must go in and find my mistress. ["She walks about and looks around her".] There is my...
Preface : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. xi PREFACE THE text chosen as the basis of this translation is that given in the edition of Parab, 1 and I have chosen it for the following reasons. Parab's edition is the most recent, and its editor is a most admirable...
Dramatis Personae : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. xxx DRAMATIS PERSONAE CHRUDATTA, "a Brahman merchant" ROHASENA, "his son" MAITREYA, "his friend" VARDHAMNAKA, "a servant in his house" SANSTHNAKA, "brother-in-law of King" PLAKA STHVARAKA, "his servant" "Another Servant...
Act The Fourth. Madanika And Sharvilaka : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. 57 ACT THE FOURTH MADANIKA AND SHARVILAKA ["Enter a maid".] "Maid". I AM entrusted with a message for my mistress by her mother. Here is my mistress. She is gazing at a picture and is talking with Madanik. I will go to her...
Act The Eighth. The Strangling Of Vasantasena : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. 109 ACT THE EIGHTH THE STRANGLING OF VASANTASENA ["Enter a monk, with a wet garment in his hand".] "Monk". Ye ignorant, lay by a store of virtue! Restrain the belly; watch eternally, Heeding the beat of contemplation's 1...
Note : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. viii p. ix NOTE BY THE EDITOR WITH "the battle of the Sea of Japan another turning point in the brief course of recorded human history has been reached. Whatever the outcome of the negotiations for peace, one thing is sure...
Introduction : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. xiv p. xv INTRODUCTION I. THE AUTHOR AND THE PLAY CONCERNING the life, the date, and the very identity 1 of King Shdraka, the reputed author of The Little Clay Cart, we are curiously ignorant. No other work is ascribed...
Act The First. The Gems Are Left Behind : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. 6 ACT THE FIRST THE GEMS ARE LEFT BEHIND ["Enter, with a cloak in his hand, Maitreya".] "Maitreya". YOU must invite some other Brahman. I am busy." And yet I really ought to be seeking invitations from a stranger. Oh, wh...
Untitled : * The Mricchakatika, or Little Clay Cart, is one of the oldest Indian plays known, probably written about the 2nd century BCE. This is the only work by the author King Shudraka, who preceded the more famous Kalidasa by about five centuries. Little else is known about the author. The play is a wh...
Prologue : * "The Little Clay Cart", by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], p. 1 THE LITTLE CLAY CART PROLOGUE "Benediction upon the audience" HIS bended knees the knotted girdle holds, Fashioned by doubling of a serpent's folds; His sensive organs, so he checks his breath, Are numbed, till...
