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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correct mention of old practices is denied to him, that
these particulars (as well as the boring description of
sacrifices etc. referred to above) appear funny.' They
were certainly seen in their proper perspective by the
readers and the spectators of those days. In Dr. Woolner's
opinion, the story of the drama is far inferior to the epic."
But in view of the poet's specific aims of glorifying
Duryodhana and the institution of sacrifice, he has
changed the epic-story, and the public of his day also
must have appreciated the change, especially on account.
of the onslaught of the Buddhists on the sacrifices, hims膩,
etc., which was the feature of the day. The transverse
curtain seems to have been used in the staging of this
play when B峁沨annal膩, Bhima and Abhimanyu approach
the Vir膩ta Sabh膩 (pp. 80-90). The first three lines of
the last verse in the first act (I. 57) are completed by
four different speakers, while the last line serves as a
chorus for all.
啶︵啶班啶｀ - 啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啶距え啷嵿ぎ啷� 啶班ぅ啶ぞ啶ㄠく啶ㄠ啶む 啶啶班啶粪ぞ啶�
啶多啷佮え啶苦-
啶灌じ啷嵿い啷� 啶ぎ啶距え啷�啶い啶距ぎ啷� 啷�
啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶� -- 啶ぞ啶班ぞ啶班啶ム 啶啶多ぎ啷佮う啷嵿く啶む啶班た啶� 啶灌く啷堗ぐ啷嵿く啷佮啷嵿い啷� 啶班ぅ啶� 啶膏啶ムぞ啶啶い啶距ぎ啷� 啷�
啶啶粪啶 - 啶啶︵啶оた啶班啶 啶む啶掂ぐ啶む 啶掂た啶班ぞ啶熰え啶椸ぐ啶� 啶椸え啷嵿い啷佮 啶оえ啷佮じ啷嵿い啷嵿さ啶班啶い啶距ぎ啷� 啷�
啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啷� - 啶啶曕啶む啶掂ぞ 啶氞ぞ啶ぎ啶苦す啷堗さ 啶むた啶粪啶犩い啷� 啶さ啶距え啶距啷嵿啶距さ啶苦ぇ啷囙く啶� 啶掂く啶 啷�
[dro峁嘺岣� - tasm膩nme ratham膩nayantu puru峁Ｄ佱弗
艣补办耻苍颈岣�-
hast墨 mam膩n墨yat膩m |
kar峁嘺岣� -- bh膩r膩rtha峁� bh峁浥沘mudyatairiha hayairyukto ratha岣� sth膩pyat膩m ||
bh墨峁a岣� - buddhirme tvarate vir膩峁璦nagara峁� gantu峁� dhanustvaryat膩m |
sarve - muktv膩 c膩pamihaiva ti峁ａ弓hatu bhav膩n膩j帽膩vidhey膩 vayam ||
] 1 Dr. Woolner states that the last verse suggests the Pa帽c
being written on the ending of a feud in some royal
family. It may be that the play was written to celebrate
the sacrifice and this may have incidentally ended some
feud.
础叠贬滨峁碍础.
Title. 'Abhiseka' means 'coronation' and as such
the title is more than significant for this play, as it refers
to three coronations in all ( Act I. p. 16. 啶膏啶椸啶班啶掂じ啷嵿く啶距き啶苦し啷囙啶� 啶曕げ啷嵿お啷嵿く啶むぞ啶 啷�
[sugr墨vasy膩bhi峁ka岣� kalpyat膩m |
] Act IV. p. 51 鈥� 啶掂た啶啶粪ぃ [惫颈产丑墨峁峁嘺 ] ! 啶呧う啷嵿く啶啶班き啷冟い啶� 啶う啷嵿さ啶氞え啶距げ啶權啶曕啶多啶掂ぐ啷� 啶さ 啷� [adyaprabh峁泃i madvacan膩la峁卥e艣varo bhava | ] and p. 82,
VII. 15; VI. 34 according to Triv. Edn.-m: 1).
Plot. After reciting the benedictory stanza in praise
of R膩ma, the stage-manager hears the words addressed by
Lak峁a峁嘺 to Sugr墨va and informs the audience of the
compact between R膩ma and Sugr墨va for mutual help.
The main scene opens in Ki峁indh膩 where Hanuman and
1 Thirteen Trivandrum Plays, Volume 1, pp. 106-107. 2 Thirteen
Trivandrum Plays, Volume 1, p. 107.
