[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Maithili and Avahaṭṭha literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.maithili) › Ushaharan # Ushaharan (Uṣāharaṇ) Bihārī play where characters speak Sanskrit/Prākrit and songs are in Maithilī dialect. - **Language:** Hindi - **Date:** 800–1650 CE - **Author:** [Harṣanāth Jhā](https://indike.org/pramana/person/harsanath-jha) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Based on - [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.10.62-63) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.maithili.usaharan](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.maithili.usaharan) · Pramāṇa