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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A few of the notable repetitions are given below:-
1. Svapna, VI. 15; Abh,
i.
IV. 7.
ii.
iii.
iv.
V.
Pratij帽a, II. 7; Abh, VI. 23.
etc. Bal, I. 15; Cur, I. 19.
Dv, 7; Car, IV. 3.
Prat, I. 20; Abh, III. 22.
Regarding the short and long prose passages that
recur in these plays, it would be an unnecessary repetition
to detail them here. They will be found in sufficient
number in this chapter alone, and a mere reference to them
will be, it is hoped, sufficient.
i. See above Sec. 2 Sub-section (6)
ii.
92 122.
iv.
3 77
5 77
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some of the plays we find
10. A PREDILECTION FOR CERTAIN
DESCRIPTIONS.
such as is generally found in works of one and the
same poet.'
Descriptions of darkness are found in the first Act
of the Bal, the third Act of the Avi and the first Act of
the Car. A city at night is described in the Car and
Avi.
The poet is a master-hand at describing battles,
combats and battle-fields, and the various particulars are
so minutely and realistically portrayed that the scenes
present themselves before our eyes. We have such
descriptions in the Abh (pp. 68-74) and Uru (pp. 89-95).
11. A CONSIDERATION OF METRES
also points to common authorship. Excepting some
early works of the poet, we find preponderance of the
epic 艣loka in these plays. Metrical irregularities are in
a line with the epic usage and tradition. As the 'Metrics'
will be dealt with in detail later on, some facts only are
stated below.
1 Ct. Winternitz, CR, 1924, p. 338.
