Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c10.s12.1

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The three *mahākāvyas* of Bhāravi (around sixth century CE), Māgha (eighth century CE) and Śrīharṣa (twelfth century) are known as the Great Trinity (*Bṛhattrayī*) of Sanskrit epics. All the three are construed in inherent debate. *Vāda* is interwoven in their texture both at the surface structures and deep structures.