[5] Pratijnayaugandharayana was rediscovered, along with Bhāsa's 12 other plays, in 1912 by Indian scholar T. Ganapati Sastri.
But a verse from the play is attributed to Bhasa in Subhashitavali, a 15th century anthology compiled by Vallabhadeva.
[8] The play is based on Udayana's story in the ancient Indian epic Brihatkatha, written by Gunadhya.
[3] While out on a hunting trip, Prince Udayana is tricked into being captured by his enemy, King Pradyota.
Pradyota's daughter, Vasavadatta, takes music lessons from the captured prince, and they fall in love.