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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have been added by the later writer: the revolution is not
at all necessary for the development of the plot. It is very
loosely connected with the main story in the Mrcch. The
first reference to the political episode comes in the second
act of the Mroch : 啶曕ぅ啶苦い啶� 啶� 啶ぎ 啶啶班た啶さ啶じ啷嵿く啷囙え 啶多ぐ啷嵿さ啶苦げ啶曕啶� 啶ぅ啶� 啶曕た啶� 啶嗋ぐ啷嵿く啶曕え啶距ぎ啶�
啶椸啶ぞ啶侧う啶距ぐ啶曕 啶膏た啶︵啶оぞ啶︵啶多啶� 啶膏ぎ啶距う啶苦し啷嵿啷� 啶班ぞ啶溹ぞ 啶さ啶苦し啷嵿く啶む啶むた 啷� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶多啶氞ぞ啶膏啶う啷嵿さ啶苦ぇ啷� 啶溹え啶膏啶むぎ啶ㄠ啶膏ぐ啶むた 啷�
[kathita峁� ca mama priyavayasyena 艣arvilakena yath膩 kila 膩ryakan膩m膩
gop膩lad膩raka岣� siddh膩de艣ena sam膩di峁ａ弓o r膩j膩 bhavi峁at墨ti | sarva艣c膩smadvidho janastamanusarati |
] azen aant露脿 (p. 41) and later on Sarvilaka while
going home with Madanik膩 learns of the incarceration of
Aryaka by P膩laka (Act IV, p. 77). If these references
are omitted altogether, the major portion of the
sixth act, the whole of the seventh act and the
concluding portion of the tenth act in the Mrcch are
eliminated, there remains no trace of the political
episode without any detriment to the development of the
dramatic action. It can easily be separated from the
main story, and credit must be given to the author of
the M峁沜ch for skilfully welding the two unconnected
episodes together so as to create the impression of a
harmonious whole. Sarvilaka is the only weak link
connecting the main plot with the bye-plot and it is his
joining the party of Aryaka that enables him to show his
gratitude to Vasantasen膩 for her obligations. According
to Dr. Charpentier, the P膩laka-Aryaka story is absolutely
unnecessary and serves no apparent purpose in the
drama.
2 Type of drama. The Car belongs to the Prakarana
type of drama which is thus defined in the Sahitya-
darpana (VI. 224-226).
啶さ啷囙い啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぐ啶｀ 啶掂啶む啶む 啶侧啶曕た啶曕 啶曕さ啶苦啶侧啶た啶むぎ啷� 啷�
啶多啶權啶椸ぞ啶班啶權啶椸 啶ㄠぞ啶啶膏啶む 啶掂啶班啶洁ぎ啶距い啷嵿く啷嬥そ啶ムさ啶� 啶掂ぃ啶苦啷� 啷�
啶膏ぞ啶ぞ啶ぇ啶班啶啶距ぎ啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶ぐ啷�
啶掂啶班お啷嵿ぐ啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶む啶� 啷�
啶ㄠぞ啶た啶曕ぞ 啶曕啶侧啶� 啶掂ぞ啶た 啶掂啶多啶ぞ 啶曕啶掂ぞ啶た 啶︵啶掂く啶� 啶曕啶掂啶苦い啷� 啷�
啶む啶� 啶啶︵ぞ啶膏啶む啶班く啶膏啶むじ啷嵿く 啶むい啷嵿ぐ 啶啶︵じ啷嵿い啷冟い啷�啶啶� 啷�
啶曕た啶むさ啶︵啶啶む啶距ぐ啶距う啶苦さ啶苦啶氞 啶熰啶膏啷嵿啷佮げ啶� 啷�
[bhavetprakara峁噀 v峁泃ta峁� laukika峁� kavikalpitam ||
艣峁涐箙g膩ro峁単墨 n膩yakastu v墨ro'm膩tyo'thav膩 va峁噄k |
蝉腻辫腻测补诲丑补谤尘补办腻尘腻谤迟丑补辫补谤辞
v墨rapra艣膩ntaka岣� ||
n膩yik膩 kulaj膩 v膩pi ve艣y膩 kv膩pi dvaya峁� kvacit |
tena bhed膩strayastasya tatra bhedast峁泃墨yaka岣� ||
kitavady奴tak膩r膩divi峁璦ce 峁璦kasa峁卥ula岣� |
] The plot has been taken from the popular store or may be
supposed to have been the poet's invention; the characters
are ordinary people of the world. Love is the principal
sentiment. The hero is a Brahmin following the
profession of a Vanik, dhiralalita in nature and fallen on
bad days. There are two heroines a kulaj膩 and a ve艣y膩.
1 Cf. Charpentier, JRAS, 1923, pp. 605-607. 2 JRAS, 1923, p. 606.
