Essay name: Bhasa (critical and historical study)
Author: A. D. Pusalker
This book studies Bhasa, the author of thirteen plays ascribed found in the Trivandrum Sanskrit Series. These works largely adhere to the rules of traditional Indian theatrics known as Natya-Shastra.
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啶膏さ啷嵿く啶� 啶� 啶ㄠ啶む啶班 啶膏啶啶班い啶� 啶啶班じ啶灌啶�
啶ぎ啶距え啶苦ぎ啶苦い啷嵿い啶距え啶� 啶灌た 啶栢啶︵く啶ㄠ啶むた 啷�
啶多啶粪啶曕さ啷冟啷嵿啶膏啶ムた啶む 啶о啶掂ぞ啶傕啷嵿し 啶嗋う啶苦い啷嵿く啶距き啶苦ぎ啷佮啶膏啶むぅ啶� 啷�
啶く啶� 啶氞啶︵く啶む 啶掂ぞ啶 啶氞啷嵿し啷佮ぐ啷嵿啷嬥ぐ啶じ啶傕ざ啶ぎ啷� 啷�
[savya峁� ca netra峁� sphurati prasahya
mam膩nimitt膩ni hi khedayanti ||
艣u峁av峁沯帽asthito dhv膩峁僰峁 膩dity膩bhimukhastath膩 |
mayi codayate v膩ma峁� cak峁rghoramasa峁兣沘yam ||
] This would certainly lead one to style the Mrcch as a
'reprise d茅lay茅e', as has been rightly done by Dr. L茅vi."
Incidentally it may be mentioned that Bh膩sa gives
expression to similar ill omens in almost identical words
in the Pa帽c, (p. 48) which indicates Bh膩sa as the
originator of these particular enumerations of ill omens.
The conclusion, therefore, is that the Daridra-
Carudatta had at least nine acts and the two plays
developed to the end on very similar lines.
ACTS V-X OF MRCCHAKATIKA.
Accepting the M峁沜ch as an independent work having
no connection with Bhasa's Car, the latter acts reveal
the influence of Bh膩sa, thereby indicating the author's
acquaintance with Bhasa's works.
1. The idea that natural arms are the fittest
weapons for Bhima, a real warrior, is found in the Mv,
Bal and Pa帽c of Bh膩sa. The same idea is found
expressed in 啶啶じ啷嵿く啶距え啷佮啶班た啶粪啶ぞ啶た 啶ぞ啶灌啶� 啶多じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶� 啶さ啶苦し啷嵿く啶むた 啷� ( [bh墨masy膩nukari峁膩mi b膩hu岣� 艣astra峁� bhavi峁ati | (] Mrcch,
VI, 17).
2. The wonderful celerity with which the servants
bring a news or announce the entry of the person invited,
which is indicated by the stage direction (啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕啶班ぎ啷嵿く 啶啶班さ啶苦ざ啷嵿く ),
[ni峁ramya pravi艣ya ),
] has been observed by us as a peculiar technique feature
of Bh膩sa. This is found repeated in the trial-scene of
the M峁沜ch. Cf. pp. 165, 167.
3. Mrcch IX. 21 occurs in the Suvadana which
is an unusual metre in classical Sanskrit drama. We
have already shown Bh膩sa's liking for unknown metres
and this metre in particular. (Pa帽c, I. 6; Dv, 15; Prat,
III. 3, 7, 11).
4. The fifth act of the Avi and the fifth act of the
Mrcch end in a similar way, the hero entering the inner
apartments after thunder and rain.
1 JA. 1923, p. 217.
