आगमे विश्वासटिप्पन्यः

(“Slaughter of Shishupala”) Sanskrit
drama written by the seventh-century
poet Magha, which is traditionally reckoned as one of the six mahakavyas. The
play’s theme is the death of the mythic
figure Shishupala, whose mother has
been promised by Krishna that he will
forgive her son one hundred times. This
promise only makes Shishupala more
reckless, and after the one hundred and
first insult, Krishna throws his discus
and cuts off Shishupala’s head. Aside
from its mythic theme, the play
is notable for a number of unusual
verses, such as verses that are perfect
palindromes (verses that are the same
when read backward or forward), or that
use only one or two consonants, as a
sign of the poet’s skill.