Chaturanga Katha(Eng)-508-Shringabhuja (Kathasaritsagar)
SHRINGABHUJA is a stoty from the Kathasaritsagara, a Sanskrit classic of the eleventh century. A palace intrigue results in the favourite son of King Virabhuja going out of the palace grounds in search of a golden arrow. The Young prince, Shringabhuja, encounters a beuutiful girl, Rupashikha, who decides to help him.
Rupashikha turns out to be a Rakshi (afemale demon), albeit a good one; but theyoung pair have to with her father who is as a raksha (a male demon) should be, full of evil designs.
The plot thickens as Somadeva weaves a story round the hero and heroine, keeping the reader guessing, enthralled and moving in and out of two worlds - the world of men and the world of Rakshas.
The effect is both comic and serious and particularly fascinating when the two worldsmeet as they do in Shringabhuja and Rupashikha.
The plot thickens as Somadeva weaves a story round the hero and heroine, keeping the reader guessing, enthralled and moving in and out of two worlds - the world of men and the world of Rakshas.
The effect is both comic and serious and particularly fascinating when the two worldsmeet as they do in Shringabhuja and Rupashikha.
- Title : Shringabhuja
- Serial No. : 508
- Pages : 36
- Script : English
- Publisher : India Book House Pvt. Ltd.
- First Published in : ......
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