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The plays written by Bhāsa were only known to historians through the references of later writers, the manuscripts themselves being lost.

Manuscripts of 13 plays written by him were discovered in an old library in Thiruvananthapuram ( Trivandrum ) in 1913 by the scholar Ganapati Sastri.

A 14th play was later discovered and attributed to Bhāsa, but its authorship is disputed.