Ratnavali
Ratnavali (Precious Garland) is a Sanskrit drama about a beautiful princess named Ratnavali, and a great king named Udayana. It is attributed to the Indian emperor Harsha (606–648). It is a Natika in four acts. One of the first textual references to the celebration of Holi, the festival of Colours have been found in this text.
| Ratnavali | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Harsha |
| Characters | Udayana Ratnavali |
| Original language | Sanskrit |
| Subject | Comedy Of Court Life |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | Kaushambi, India |
Ratnāvalī subtitled (rajaparikatha) is also the title of a 3rd-century (?) Buddhist philosophical work by Nagarjuna, a discourse addressed to an Indian king (possibly a Satavahana monarch).
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