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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the arch of the moon disappearing in darkness with the
tusk of a wild elephant out for bath gradually entering the
waters :
啶呧じ啷� 啶灌た 啶︵い啷嵿さ啶� 啶むた啶た啶班ぞ啶掂啶距ざ-
啶じ啷嵿い啶� 啶椸い啷�
啶む啶ぞ啶掂啶距あ啶膏啶�
啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶｀啷嬥啷赌啶�
啶灌啶し啷嵿啶お啶曕啶粪啶ㄠ啶︵啶班 啷�
啶掂え啶︵啶掂た啶じ啷嵿く
啶ㄠた啶啷嵿啶ぞ啶ㄠぞ 啷�
[asau hi datv膩 timir膩vak膩艣a-
masta峁� gato
迟辞测腻惫补驳腻岣峢补蝉测补
惫颈峁Ｄ佱箛补办辞峁玽补
hya峁ａ弓amapak峁candra岣� |
vanadvipasya
nimajjam膩n膩 ||
] Bh膩sa's patent simile of the flash of lightning
in the clouds is seen here associated with the Anumana
(I. 18):1
啶曕ぞ啶 啶啶班う啷嬥し啶むた啶た啶班啶� 啶� 啶︵啶多啶じ啷� 啶む啶掂
啶膏啶︵ぞ啶え啷赌啶�
啶溹げ啶︵啶︵ぐ啶膏え啷嵿え啶苦ぐ啷佮う啷嵿ぇ啶� |
[k膩ma峁� prado峁timire峁嘺 na d峁浥泍ase tva峁�
蝉补耻诲腻尘补苍墨惫补
jaladodarasanniruddh膩 |
] af 啶膏啶氞く啶苦し啷嵿く啶むた 啶灌た 啶掂ぞ啶啶掂ざ啷嬥お啶ㄠ啶む
啶椸え啷嵿ぇ啶多啶� 啶多が啷嵿う啶啶栢ぐ啶距ぃ啶� 啶� 啶啶粪ぃ啶距え啶� 啷�
[s奴cayi峁ati hi v膩yuva艣opan墨to
gandha艣va 艣abdamukhar膩峁噄 ca bh奴峁峁嚹乶i ||
] The lute is finely compared with a female companion,
pastime, wife, and co-wife, which supply us with Upam膩,
R奴paka and Atisayokti ( III. 1 ) :
啶夃い啷嵿啶｀啶犩た啶むじ啷嵿く 啶灌啶︵く啶距え啷佮啶むぞ 啶膏啷�啶�
啶膏啷嵿啷�啶班啶｀う啷嬥し啶班す啶苦い啶� 啶掂た啶粪く啷囙し啷� 啶椸啶粪啶犩 啷�
啶曕啶班啶∴ぞ啶班じ啷囙し啷� 啶う啶ㄠさ啷嵿く啶膏え啷囙し啷� 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぞ
啶膏啶む啶班啶｀ぞ啶� 啶む 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶班い啶苦さ啶苦啷嵿え啶曕ぐ啷� 啶膏お啶む啶ㄠ 啷�
[utka峁囜弓hitasya h峁沝ay膩nugat膩 sakh墨va
sa峁卥墨r峁嘺do峁rahit膩 vi峁ye峁 go峁ａ弓h墨 |
kr墨岣嵞乺ase峁 madanavyasane峁 k膩nt膩
str墨峁嚹佱箖 tu k膩nta rativighnakar墨 sapatn墨 ||
] C膩rudatta's observations on poverty are full of
profound truth expressed in a number of figures. The
condition of a rich man fallen on evil days is stated to be
like a dead man having a body ( I. 3 鈥� Upam膩 and
Virodh膩bh膩sa) :
啶膏啶栢 啶灌た 啶︵啶冟啶距え啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶啶� 啶多啶い啷�
啶ぅ啶距え啷嵿ぇ啶曕ぞ啶班ぞ啶︵た啶� 啶︵啶う啶班啶多え啶 啷�
啶膏啶栢ぞ啶む啶む 啶 啶ぞ啶むた 啶︵ざ啶距 啶︵ぐ啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶むぞ
啶膏啶ムた啶む 啶多ぐ啷�啶班啶� 啶啶む 啶� 啶溹啶掂い啶� 啷�
[sukha峁� hi du岣h膩nyanubh奴ya 艣obhate
yath膩ndhak膩r膩diva d墨padar艣anam |
sukh膩ttu yo y膩ti da艣膩峁� daridrat膩
sthita岣� 艣ar墨re峁嘺 m峁泃a岣� sa j墨vati ||
] Similarly, I. 2 is an instance of Pary膩ya, I. 5 of
K膩vyalinga and Virodh膩bh膩sa, and I. 6 of K膩raka
Dipaka.
Anum膩n膩la峁僰膩ra, at which Bh膩sa is a master-
hand, is found in the description of the condition of
a man in deep sleep (III. 13), which also illustrates
Samuccaya :3
1 For similar Upam膩s cf. Avi, VI. 20; Abh, II. 7; Dv, 7, 47. 2 For
Anum膩na, cf. svapna, I. 12: V4; 啶ぞ啶︵ぞ啶曕啶班ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぞ啶ㄠた 啶啶粪啶ぞ啶｀た ( [p膩d膩kr膩nt膩ni pu峁膩峁噄 (] IV. 24. )..
