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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i. Be that as it may, there should be no difference
of opinion as to the importance of the following words
for signifying common authorship. 'Yavanika' in the
sense of 'a curtain, carpet or veil' occurs in the Svapna
(p. 140), Prat (p. 52), Uru (p. 114) and Avi (p. 88).
'Vismita' is used in the sense of 'proud or vain' in the
Svapna (p. 9), Dv (p. 12) and Panc (p. 28). The root
vyapasri' in the sense of 'pray, beg, request,' finds its
place in the Svapna (p. 21), Mv (p. 11) and Pa帽c (p. 24).
'Sam膩sa' in its peculiar meaning occurs in the Avi (p. 31),
Pratij帽膩 (p. 32) and Pa帽c (p. 54). The Svapna and Avi
employ the words
(Svapna, p. 17; Avi, p. 12);
(Sapna, p. 61; Avi, p. 54);
(Svapna,
p. 70; Avi, p. 47) ; etc.
ii. The following are some of the expressions that
are often used in the plays:
1. 啶呧す啷� 啶灌ぞ啶膏啶ぎ啶た啶оぞ啶ㄠぎ啷� 啷� [aho h膩syamabhidh膩nam | ] Pratijita, pp. 67, 71; Panc
p. 108; Dgh, p. 66.
2. 啶呧げ啶た啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶さ啶距え啶むた啶ぞ啶む啶班 啶膏え啷嵿い啶啶� | [alamid膩n墨峁� bhav膩natim膩tra峁� santapya | ] Swapna, p. 123; Ari
p. 83; C眉r, p. 12 ( 啶呧げ啶� 啶︵ぞ啶｀た 啶さ啶� 啶多啶班う啶苦ぎ啶む啶む 啶膏え啷嵿い啶啶た 啶多啶� ).
[ala峁� d膩峁噄 bhava峁� 艣radimatta峁� santappi 艣ra ).
] 3.: Pratij帽膩, p. 52; Avi, p.
啷�
[|
] 4.
(啶膏啷嵿啶嗋ぐ啶苦く啷� 啶呧ぃ啶む啶� )
[sa峁単ha膩riyo a峁嘺ttha )
] 14 (啶むじ啷嵿じ ) 啶嗋さ啶距じ 啶忇啷嵿さ 啶椸啷嵿啶距ぎ啶苦イ [tassa ) 膩v膩sa egva gacch膩mi| ] Avi, p. 14; C眉r, p. 10.
5. : Abh, p. 8; Prat, p. 105; Bal,
p. 15 ( 啶啶｀ぞ啶︵ 啶啷嵿啶� 啶ぎ 啶げ ( 啶げ [bu峁嚹乨u bha峁弓膩 mama bala ( pala ] ?) 啶曕ぎ啶 )
[kamam )
] Cf. also, Svapna, p. 134 and Pa帽c, p. 103; Svapna,
P. 52 and Abh, p. 30.
Another striking evidence about the common
authorship of these plays is the
9. RECURRENCE OF STANZAS, HEMISTICHES
AND VERSES, AS ALSO OF SHORT AND
LONG PROSE PASSAGES.
Dr. Sukthankar in his 'Studies in Bh膩sa, IV has given
an exhaustive list of the above-mentioned "Recurrences
and parallelisms" and their total number is 127.
The number itself should lead us a long way along our
passage into the unsettled and slippery path beset with
many thorns and help us towards the solution of common
authorship.
1 ABI, 4, 1928, Extra Issue, pp. 167鈥�187.
