[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.2478 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2478 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.2478 - **Language:** English ### [c9.2478](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2478) SŪDRAKA. A Sanskrit dramatist. He is believed to have lived in the second century A.D. The drama “Mṛcchakaṭika” has been discovered as his work. It is divided into ten Acts. It is believed to be the oldest Sanskrit drama. Some people think that Śūdraka was a King. The authorship of another drama, “Padmaprābhṛtakam” is also attributed to him. - [Previous: c9.2477](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2477) - [Next: c9.2479](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2479) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (2) - [Mṛcchakaṭika](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.prakarana.mrcchakatika) — Śūdraka, Sanskrit - [Padmaprābhṛtaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.caturbhani.padmaprabhrtaka) — Śūdraka, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2478](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2478) · Pramāṇa