In a play by this author, a ruler poetically describes “The graceful turn of his neck / as he glances back at our speeding car” while chasing an animal in a chariot. In the opening scene of a play by this author, an ascetic prophecies that a king will father a universal emperor after sparing a black hermitage antelope. A woman (15[1])who is turned into a vine in a play by this author writes of her love on a birch leaf that is seen by her lover’s wife. (15[1])A celestial dancer titles a play by this author (15[1])in which she is (*) “Won by Valor.” While daydreaming in a temple, the title character of a play by this author is cursed by the sage Durvasa so that her husband, (10[1])King Dushyanta, (10[1])forgets her until a signet ring is found in the belly of a fish. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Sanskrit-language playwright (10[1])of The Recognition (10[1])of Shakuntala. ■END■