A History of Sanskrit Literature c16.72

c16.72

In the eleventh century Dāmodara Miçra composed the *Hanuman-nāṭaka*, "The Play of Hanumat," also called *Mahā-nāṭaka*, or "The Great Play." According to tradition, he lived at the court of Bhoja, king of Mālava, who resided at Dhārā (now Dhār) and Ujjayinī (Ujjain) in the early part of the eleventh century. It is a piece of little merit, dealing with the story of Rāma in connection with his ally Hanumat, the monkey chief. It consists of fourteen acts, lacking coherence, and producing the impression of fragments patched together.