[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021) › c5.s12.3 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s12.3 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s12.3 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s12.3) In the Sanskrit play \*Mudrārākṣasa\* of Viśākhadatta (around fifth century CE), Rākṣasa, the antagonist, compares his fight with his adversary, the great Cāṇakya, to the fight of a disputant with his rival in a debate: - [Previous: c5.s12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s12.2) - [Next: c5.s12.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s12.4) - [Up: c5.s12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s12) ## Cites (1) - [Mudrārākṣasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.rajacarita.mudraraksasa) — Viśākhadatta, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s12.3) · Pramāṇa