Sanskrit dramas by Kerala authors (Study)
by S. Subramania Iyer | 1971 | 172,221 words
This essay represents and English study of the Sanskrit dramas by Kerala authors. The influence that Sanskrit has exerted on the people of Kerala in their cultural, social and literary fields is of great significance to them. Their language and literature, religion and philosophy, art and architecture, all have their roots deep in Sanskrit. In this...
5.2. Characterisation of Prabhavati
Prabhavati is the beautiful daughter of Vajranabha. Many persons have sought her hand. But she has consistently refused to marry anybody. She has been blessed by Sage Durvasas. One day she happens to see the portrait of Pradyumna brought by her friend Kelehansika. She is attracted by the beauty of the person in the portrait and falls in love with him. She comes to know all the details about Pradyumna from Bhadronate. Her love for Pradyumna becomes further intensified, and she undergoes severe pangs of love. She sees Pradyumna for the first time in the theatre where the latter appears as an actor. with the help of Bhadrenata and Kalahamsika she secretly marries Pradyumna and begets a
222 son by him. The character of Prabhavati does not impress us by her individuality and strentgth of mind capable of taking independent decisions.