Harakeli Nataka is a Sanskrit drama written by the Chahamana (Chauhan) king Vigraharaja IV alias Visaladeva, who ruled from 1150 to 1164 CE.[1][2] This drama is based on Kiratarjuniya of writer Bharavi.The play is also called Lalita Vigraharaja Nataka.
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The only extant parts of Harakeli Nataka were found inscribed in the ruined Sanskrit college and Sarasvati temple at Ajmer, which was converted into the Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra mosque by Qutb al-Din Aibak, the first sultan of Delhi.[3] It tells of his love with princess Desaldevi, and his war preparations against a Turushka (Turkic) king named Hammir.
- ^ Krishna Reddy (1 December 2006). Indian Hist (Opt). Tata McGraw-Hill Education.
- ^ Indian History. Allied Publishers.
- ^ Text ed. by F. Keilhorn in Indian Antiquary, Vol. XX, 1891, pp. 203, 210–212.