Svapnavāsavadattam
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This play takes off from where Pratijñāyaugandharāyaṇam ends. Udayana overpowered by his love for Vāsavadattā neglects his duty as a King and thus his Kingdom becomes vulnerable for attacks from neighbouring Kingdom and in one major attack enemy King Aruni usurps most of the territory. Yaugandharāyaṇa, the minister hatches a plot to regain the kingdom by getting Udayana married to Padmāvatī, sister of powerful Magadha ruler. Yaugandharāyaṇa, the minister of Udayana with the consent of Vāsavadattā spreads the rumour that Vāsavadattā perished in fire. Udayana immerses in grief on hearing about his wife’s death. Vāsavadattā is left in the care of Princess Padmāvatī and subsequently Padmāvatī’s marriage is arranged with Udayana . Once Vāsavadattā goes to Padmāvatī’s palace to treat her headache and there she finds Udayana sleeping and murmuring “Vāsavadatte, Vāsavadatte” . Touched by this act of love, she touches him and places his hand that was dangling on the side back on to the cot. Udayana recognized her touch immediately. Vāsavadattā leaves that place immediately. However, Udayana gets up shouting her name. The court Jester on hearing his cries arrives and tells Udayana that Vāsavadattā is dead and reiterates that he had seen her only in his dreams. In the meanwhile, Udayana gets back his Kingdom with the help of Padmāvatī’s brother. Vāsavadattā’s mother hears about her daughter’s death and sends a message to Udayana along with the pictures of Vāsavadattā. In that message she confesses Vāsavadattā was sent to Udayana so that they could fall in love and the ultimate intention was to get them married. She also admits how the circumstances changed when both of them eloped and finally how much grief she is facing on hearing her daughter’s death. Padmāvatī also sees the pictures and immediately recognizes Vāsavadattā and tells her husband that Vāsavadattā is with her. And then it is left to Yaugandharāyaṇa to confess everything and finally Udayana happily lives with both this wives.
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1. रुण्न्ं ्व् प्वश्ल्न्ं सत््र्ण्ं च पनत यशः । ्र्गारः सुलभ् लो् े प्वज््र्रसरु दुलगाभ्ः ॥ [स्वप्न्व्स्वदत्त्म् – ४.९] guṇānāṃ vā viśālānāṃ satkārāṇāṃ ca nityaśaḥ | kartāraḥ sulabhā loke vijñātārastu durlabhāḥ ||