▁her ▁K ann ada ▁novel . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁ ▁The ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁Mah ash w eta , ▁An up ama ▁is ▁a ▁S ansk rit ▁er ud ite . ▁She ▁acts , ▁direct s ▁and ▁transl ates ▁S ansk rit ▁plays ▁in ▁her ▁college . ▁One ▁day , ▁she ▁vis its ▁Dr . ▁Des ai , ▁her ▁father ’ s ▁friend , ▁hoping ▁to ▁sell ▁tick ets ▁to ▁the ▁play ▁she ▁hosts ▁for ▁a ▁fund ra ising ▁program . ▁There ▁she ▁meets ▁Dr . ▁An and , ▁an ▁intellig ent ▁and ▁hand some ▁junior ▁doctor ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁distant ▁relative ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Des ai ’ s ▁wife . ▁So on ▁An and ’ s ▁heart ▁is ▁drawn ▁towards ▁the ▁ex quis ite ▁beauty ▁of ▁An up ama , ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁attract ed ▁to ▁the ▁hand some ▁An and . ▁He ▁half - heart edly ▁bu ys ▁the ▁tick ets ▁from ▁her ▁by ▁the ▁persu asion ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Des ai , ▁who ▁introdu ces ▁both ▁of ▁them ▁to ▁each ▁other . ▁An and ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁play ▁titled ▁‘ M ah ash w eta ’ , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁hero ine . ▁He ▁is ▁mar ve led ▁by ▁An up ama ’ s ▁beauty ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁by ▁her ▁acting ▁as ▁Mah ash w eta . ▁He ▁makes ▁up ▁his ▁mind ▁to ▁marry ▁her . ▁He ▁enqu ires ▁about ▁An up ama ▁to ▁S hr in ath , ▁the ▁brother - ▁in - ▁law ▁of