The Sanskrit Drama in its Origin, Development, Theory & Practice c20.s6.49

c20.s6.49

The addition of Chāyās or translations in Sanskrit to explain the Prākṛit is normal in the manuscripts of the dramas, and it is certain that it is old, for it is alluded to by Rājaśekhara in his Bālarāmāyaṇa. Evidently, even so early as A. D. 900, there was no public which cared for Prākṛit without a Sanskrit explanation.