Hanuman Nataka (critical study)
by Nurima Yeasmin | 2015 | 41,386 words
This page relates ‘The character of Malyavan’ of the English study on the Hanuman-nataka written by Shri Damodara Mishra in the 11th century. The Hanumannataka is a Mahanataka—a fourteen-act Sanskrit drama dealing with the story of Rama and Hanumat (Hanuman) and presents the events in the lifes of Rama, Sita, Ravana and Hanuman (the son of Anjana and Vayu—the God of the Winds) based on the Ramayana story.
9.18. The character of Mālyavān
Mālyavān is the minister of Rāvaṇa.[1] Mālyavān the demon, blessed with Brahmā, obtains longer life and lives in Laṅkā. He is well known for his shrewd political diplomacy.[2]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Hanumannāṭakam. Pātraparicaya,p. 32