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'''''Ubhayābhisārika''''' is a [[Sanskrit]] single-player satirical play formatted as a monologue. It was written by [[Vararuchi#Vararuci, the littérateur|Vararuchi]], who is thought to have lived in the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta period]]<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/svuorientaljourn015485mbp/svuorientaljourn015485mbp_djvu.txt ''Oriental Journal of Venkateswara University'']</ref> The literal meaning of the title is "Both Go to Meet" or "The Two Have a Tryst". However, "abhisārika" usually refers to a [[courtesan]] or prostitute.[https://archive.org/details/Chaturbhani]<br />
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The only character in the play is Vita, which, loosely translated, means a [[lust|lecher]] or a [[satyr]]. Vita knows all the courtesans of the city (Kusumapura, a part of Pataliputra or the modern [[Patna]]) by their name, ancestry and their partners in sexual congress. Besides the courtesans, a remarkable character is a [[eunuch]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fOZB7MbeMrAC&pg=PA175&lpg=PA175&dq=ubhayabhisarika&source=web&ots=VHwY7rRF8D&sig=SUuLABcRnoMqZ1PI_9UNAePLNzg&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA173,M1 History of Indian Theatre]</ref> who is portrayed as being as seductive as any courtesan.<br />
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The play is a good example of the social life of the upper class of medieval India. In particular, it reveals the [[epicurean]] lifestyles of the rich and powerful, the considerable sexual freedom enjoyed by courtesans, and the avaricious nature of their mothers who were once courtesans themselves.<br />
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