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act of the Svapna the time is indicated to be the mid-day
(p. 24
:), while towards the close of it, after a
lapse of half an hour or so, the sun is said to have set
(p. 37, Act 1. 16).
The fourth act of the Avi also has got some
contradictory statements about the lapse of time.
Avim膩raka after leaving the Kany膩nta岣�pura, says that
he has been wandering for a number of days (p. 58) but his
friend Santu峁�ta whom he meets the same day, in his
soliloquy says that he was told of Avim膩raka's flight that
very day (p. 69).
Small one-act plays, however, are quite perfect in
observing the unity of time, the time of their action being
that required for the actual representation on the stage of
the play.
The tithi scheme of the Car is faulty, being
repugnant to the unity of time, while the Mrcch has
improved it."
Many Sanskrit dramatists of quite late times are
found to violate the rule as to the unity of time and hence
Bh膩sa may be said to be in
good company.
Another defect of the same kind, which is peculiar
to Bh膩sa alone is found in the use of. The
chamberlains, door-keepers, messengers etc. are sent out
either to bring some characters or some news; they start
out and return immediately with the person called
or
twith the news of events which must have taken long
to happen. This tells very heavily on the sense of time
and proportion as well as the credulity of the spectators
and appears quite unnatural.
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Similarly the poet uses the device of 膧k膩艣abh膩峁�ita
by which a person is represented as speaking with some
one not on the stage and himself repeating what the latter
to him with the words ff etc. Though
this minimizes the number of characters it takes the
elements of reality and naturalness out of the dramatic
piece, the spectators requiring some strain of imagination.
The method is not impressive, though of practical utility
from the point of stage economy, as it saves a number of
characters.
1 Sukthankar, JAOS, 42, pp. 70, 73-74; Paranjape, Sahitya Samgraha, 1,
Pp. 103-127.