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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Deviations. The whole story is practically the
poet's invention. The epic does not speak of Bhima's
meeting with Hiá¸imbÄ. All the Pandavas are sent by the
poet to attend a sacrifice. To the main story of
Bhima-Hiá¸imbÄ is tagged the subsidiary episode (patÄkÄ)
of the BrÄhmaṇa family with three sons vying with each
other for getting the chance to make a sacrifice for the
whole family. The latter episode was, as already stated,
suggested by the SunahsepakhyÄna in the Aitareya
BrÄhmaṇa (cf. also Manusmrti, IX. 105-109).
Type of drama. Southern scribes of the MSS of
BhÄsa's plays describe the Mv as a VyÄyoga.
Prof. Mankad, however, states that it is not a Vyayoga
since reunion is effected in the play; and he suggests the
play to be an Thamá¹›ga. But it does not conform to the
definition of an IhÄmá¹›ga, which is thus defined in the
Dasarupa (III. 72-75):
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[miÅ›ramÄ«hÄmá¹›ge vá¹›ttaá¹� caturaá¹…kaá¹� trisandhimat ||
naradivyÄ niyamÄnnÄyakapratinÄyakau
khyÄtau dhÄ«roddhatÄvantyo viparyÄsÄdayuktaká¹›t ||
divya striyamanicchantÄ«ma pahÄrÄdine cchataá¸�
śṛṅgÄrÄbhÄsamadhyasya kiñcitkiñcitpradarÅ›ayet ||
saṃrambhaá¹� paramÄnÄ«ya yuddhaá¹� vyÄjÄnnivÄrayet |
vadhaprÄptasya kurvÄ«ta vadhaá¹� naiva mahÄtmanaá¸� ||
] 1 The fighting in an IhÄmá¹›ga seems to have been caused by a
a Vyayoga it is
Tham hile,
; further, an
is said to contain also four acts (Sahityadarpaṇa,
VI. 245; Dasarupa, III. 72; Natyadarpaṇa, p. 131); so
it seems better to style the play as a Vyayoga.
Sentiment etc. The main sentiment is Vira; and
various other sentiments go to enhance its effect. Thus
we find Bhayanaka (in the meeting of the BrÄhmaṇas
with Ghatotkaca); Karuna (when each member offers his
life for the sake of the whole family); Raudra and
Adbhuta (Bhima's encounter with Ghatotkaca, the magic
noose, etc.), Vatsala (the scene between Bhima and
Ghatotkaca), and Mugdha-śṛngÄra (the meeting of Bhima
and Hiá¸imbÄ) are used in succession. The fight between
the father and the son would create an atmosphere of
1 Types of Sanskrit Drama, pp. 59�61.
