Pratijñāyaugandharāyaṇam
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This is a play with four acts and is considered to be a prequel to Svapnavāsavadattam, another play written by Bhāsa. This tells the story of Udayana, and his imprisonment by Pradyota. Udayana was king of Vatsa and Pradyota was an enemy and was the king of Ujjayinī. Yaugandharāyaṇa was the minister of Udayana and this story is based on two vows taken by him to rescue King Udayana from the clutches of the enemy that are ultimately fulfilled. Udayana had a lute called Ghoṣavatī and when he played that instrument, he magically mesmerised all the wild animals. Pradyota knew this special skill of Udayana and as he was unable to confront him in an open battle, he built an artificial elephant and placed it deep in the jungle. He covered it with jasmine creepers and when Udayana got within a whispering distance he arranged for his capture and imprisoned him. Upset with the imprisonment of Udayana, Yaugandharāyaṇa takes a vow to rescue his King. In the meanwhile, Pradyota’s wife Aṅgāravatī sends her daughter Vāsavadattā to Udayana in the prison to learn Ghoṣavatī, the musical instrument. And as expected they fall in love with each other. Yaugandharāyaṇa comes in disguise to Ujjayinī and in order to resuce his King, he gives liquor to a big elephant called Nalagiri as a result of which the elephant goes astray and becomes uncontrollable. Udayana is freed from prison in order to tame the wild elephant. He brings the elephant under control with his Ghoṣavatī and uses that elephant to escape to his own country along with Vāsavadattā. And the play ends there.
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Men of eminent virtues are easily found in this world, as those whose hospitable treatment is unfailing, but it is difficult to find men who duly appreciate or know these qualities. 2. ््ष््दग्नज्गायरे ्मथय्म्न्द् भूम्मसरोयं खनय्म्न् दद्पर । सोतस्ह्न्ं न्सतयस्धयं नर्ण्ं ्म्र्गारब््ः स्वगायतन्ः फलगनर ॥ [प्रपरज््यौरन्र्यण्म् – १.१८] kāṣṭhādagnirjāyate mathyamānād bhūmistoyaṃ khanyamānā dadāti | sotsāhānāṃ nāstyasādhyaṃ narāṇāṃ mārgārabdhāḥ sarvayatnāḥ phalanti ||