Saṃskṛta-nāṭaka - Harṣavardhana (Part 2)
Jayāpīḍa (around 800 CE) says that Ratnāvalī was authored by the king. Jayadeva (around 11th Century CE) also concurs with this opinion – he says that the play is by Harṣavardhana. Madhusūdana (circa. 1654 CE) calls him kavi-jana-mūrdhanya and ratnāvalyākhya nāṭikā-kārtā.[1] In fact, we don’t even have to rely upon external testimonies to attest that Harṣa was a poet and a playwright.
