A History of Sanskrit Literature c16.16

c16.16

The duration of the events is supposed to be identical with the time occupied in performing them on the stage, or, at most, a day; and a night is assumed to elapse between each act and that which follows. Occasionally, however, the interval is much longer. Thus in Kālidāsa’s *Çakuntalā* and *Urvaçī* several years pass between the first and the last act; while in Bhavabhūti’s *Uttara-rāmacharita* no less than twelve years elapse between the first and the second act.