A History of Sanskrit Literature c16.66

c16.66

The other two dramas of Bhavabhūti represent the fortunes of the same national hero, Rāma. The plot of the *Mahāvīra-charita*, or “The Fortunes of the Great Hero,” varies but slightly from the story told in the *Rāmāyaṇa*. The play, which is divided into seven acts and is crowded with characters, concludes with the coronation of Rāma. The last act illustrates well how much is left to the imagination of the spectator. It represents the journey of Rāma in an aërial car from Ceylon all the way to Ayodhyā (Oudh) in Northern India, the scenes traversed being described by one of the company.