Question

An author who wrote in this language described a man revealing himself to be the prince a maiden was prophesied to marry in Joy of the Serpents. In a play written in this language, a character goes to a forest that women are forbidden from and (10[1])turns into a vine after she sees (10[1])her lover staring at a girl playing by a river. A character in a play in this language is strangled in a carriage after which her body is hidden under a pile of leaves. A woman fills the title toy object with (10[1])jewels in a play in this language titled The Little Clay Cart. An angry sage (10[1])in a play in this language curses a man to forget his wife. In a play (10[1])in this language, a woman presents a signet ring (10[1])recovered from the belly of a fish. For 10 points, name this language used to write The Recognition of Shakuntala (10[1])by Kālidāsa. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Sanskrit [or Saṃskṛta; or Saṃskṛtam] (The first play is Nagananda by Harsha. The play in the second sentence is Kālidāsa’s Vikramōrvaśīyam.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Richard NiuCornell CVassar4510
Aiden DartleyRutgers APrinceton A5210
Jack RadoColumbia BBard A9410
John John GrogerColumbia AYale C10910
William OrrYale ARutgers B12510
Alex MoonPenn APrinceton B13410
Ethan FurmanHaverfordPenn B15410
Lukas KoutsoukosYale BNYU B15710
Ashish KumbhardareRowan AColumbia C1570

Summary

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