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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old Rajag峁沨a, A艣oka passed his days after abdication.
There are two other Rajag峁沨as one on the northern
bank of the Bias in the Punjab which was the capital of
A艣vapati of Kekaya; the other was the capital of Balkh;
but our poet evidently refers to R膩jag峁沨a, the capital of
Magadha.
Lanka. Lanka was the capital of the state of that
name. Many fantastic descriptions of the city, about its
vast amount of gold and jewellery are to be found in some
works. The city is at present said to have been at the site
of a mountain on the south-east corner of Ceylon. Some
believe it to be the present Mantotte in Ceylon, while
others think that the town has submerged.
Vir膩峁璦nagara. Vir膩峁璦nagara was the capital of
Matsya, the country of Vir膩峁璦. It corresponds with Vairat
and
five miles to the south-west of Delhi and forty one miles to
the north of Jaipur. Some of the most famous edicts of
A艣oka have been found at Bairat. The excavations in
Jaipur State conducted under the able guidance of
Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni have resulted in many
valuable articles of arch忙ological interest being unearthed
at Bairat and other places. According to Nandolal Dey
it is a mistake to identify Vir膩ta with Dinajpur.
(or Bairat) a village in Jaipur state, one hundred rat
Vairantya. Vairantya was the capital of Kuntibhoja
according to Bh膩sa. It is also mentioned in the
Harsacarita as the capital of Rantideva. As the
capital of Rantideva, it has been identified with Rintambur
or Rintipur on the Gomti a branch of the Cambal.
Bh膩sa has described the city in his Avim膩raka. We
have dealt with the description in a later chapter on
66. Urban and Rural Life".
艢rngiverapura. 艢rngiverapura where R膩ma crossed
the Ganges on his way to Dandaka has been identified
with Singraur on the Ganges twenty-two miles north-west
of Allahabad. It was the residence of Guhaka Ni峁Ｄ乨a.
It is also known by the name of Ramachaura.
1 Dey, Geog. Dict, pp. 113-114. 2 Cunningham, Anc. Geog, pp. 387, 891;
Dey, Geog. Dict. p. 38; Ray Chaudhury, Pol. Hist. Anc. India, 3rd Edn, p. 45.
3 Ray Chaudhury, Pol. Hist. Anc. Ind, 1st Edn, p. 71. 4 Cf. Archaeological
Remains and Excavations at Bairat, by Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni. 5 Dey,
Geog. Dict, pp. 16-17, 167. 8 Dey, Geog. Dict, p. 192.
