Menander, comedy of, [60].
Menander, king, conquests of, [59], [60].
Mercenary soldiers, reflected in figure of Çakāra, [66].
Merchants, or guildsmen, speech of, [87], [141], [336];
form of names, [313];
as heroes of the Prakaraṇa, [346];
the Prakaraṇikā, [348].
Meru, Mahārāṇa of Raypur, [270].
Message, as dramatic device, [303].
Messenger, of hero, [311], [312];
of heroine, [313].
Metre, influence of lyrics on, [77];
of Açvaghoṣa, [89], [90];
Bhāsa, [123], [124];
Mṛcchakaṭikā, [142];
Kālidāsa, [167], [168];
Harṣa, [181];
Mahendravikramavarman, [185];
Bhavabhūti, [203];
Viçākhadatta, [212];
Bhaṭṭa Nārāyaṇa, [219];
Rājaçekhara, [234], [236], [238];
Kṣemīçvara, [240];
Jayadeva, [246];
Kṛṣṇamiçra, [253];
Uddaṇḍin, [258];
use of, in accord with sentiments, [331];
in the Samavakāra, [346].
Mewār, defeat of Jayatala of, by the Mahomedans, [249], [250].
Middle, for active, in Bhāsa, [120].