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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Br膩hma峁嘺s and leave only his bow as an heirloom to his
sons. To save the life of a Br膩hma峁嘺 by giving up one's
body was very highly thought of.鲁
8 It
Feeding the Br膩hma峁嘺s in order to propitiate
untoward fate and to ward off evils was very common.
was supposed to bring peace. This attitude finds,
curiously enough, a parallel in the J膩taka stories where
the giving of gifts to the Br膩hma峁嘺s and 艢rama峁嘺s
and the duty of feeding them were enjoined on the king
and the commoner alike; and even the Bodhisatva himself
is reported to have said: "I have given manifold gifts to
monks and Br膩hma峁嘺s."
5 The superiority of the Br膩hma峁嘺s would naturally
show the prevalence of Brahmanical rites and ceremonies
and praises of dak峁n膩. The festivals of Ratna峁sthi,
K膩l膩峁ａ弓ami and Caturda艣墨 are mentioned, in which, among
other things the payment of fees (dak峁峁嚹乻) and giving
of sumptuous dinner to the Br膩hma峁嘺s were the main
factors. We find many similes pertaining to the
sacrifices, the sacrificial fire, sacrificer, the yaj帽a艣aka峁璦,
etc., giving us some idea as to the institution; the
The
depreciatory attitude in the J膩takas towards animal
sacrifices and their preachings against the sacrifices do
not seem to have gained ground.
Br膩hma峁嘺s are eulogized in the descri
The reference to the rule that the Br膩hma峁嘺s were
exempt from capital punishment in spite of any offence
committed by them raises an interesting point." Not
only are the Br膩hma峁嘺s said to be immune from being
killed, but they are to be let off, apparently without any
punishment. Dr. Ray Chaudhury has tried to show by
giving instances from the Br膩hma峁嘺s, the Brhadaranyaka
Upanisad and the Mahabharata that no such immunity
p.
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1 Pa帽e, I. 22. 鈥� 啶掂た啶啶班啶む啶膏啷嵿啷� 啶掂た啶む啶むぎ啶距さ啶班啶溹啶� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶� 啶班ぞ啶溹啶炧ぞ 啶︵啶 啶氞ぞ啶ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ 啶膏啶む啶啶 啷�
[viprotsa峁単e vittam膩varjya sarva峁� r膩j帽膩 deya峁� c膩pam膩tra sutebhya岣� |
] 2 Mv,
p. 30. - 啶啷嵿啶班啶班啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶灌啶ぃ啶多ぐ啷�啶班 啶掂た啶ㄠた啶班啶ぞ啶む啶た啶氞啶涏ぞ啶た 啷� [macchar墨re峁嘺 br膩hma峁嘺艣ar墨ra峁� vinirm膩tumicch膩mi | ] 3 Pratij帽膩, p. 21. --
3 Pratij帽膩, p. 21. 鈥�
啶啷嵿啶苦ぃ啶� 啶膏え啷嵿い啶苦ぃ啶苦ぎ啶苦い啷嵿い啶�
啶夃さ啶熰啶熰た啶き啷嬥啶｀ 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶｀啶｀ 啷� [bha峁弓i峁嚹� santi峁噄mitta峁�
uva峁弓ibhabhoa峁嘺峁� brahma峁嘺ja峁嘺峁� | ] C膩r, p. 6. -- 啶囙啷嵿啷囙啶�... 啶す啷嵿ぎ啶｀ 啶｀た啶え啷嵿い啷囙あ啷佮 啷� [icchea峁�... bahma峁嘺峁� 峁噄bhante岣峢u峁� | ] Car, p. 84 - 啶膏さ啷嵿さ啶膏ぞ啶班さ啶苦き啶掂啶�
啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶｀啶� 啶膏啶む啶ムた 啶掂ぞ啶啶︵さ啷嵿さ啶傕い啷嵿い啶� 啷� [蝉补惫惫补蝉腻谤补惫颈产丑补惫别峁嘺
brahma峁噀峁嘺 sotthi v膩bhaidavva峁僼ti | ] B膩l, I. 25. 啶曕ぐ啷嬥ぎ啶� 啶掂た啶啶侧ぞ啶� 啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶むた 啶ぎ 啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶むた啶班啶さ啶苦し啷嵿く啶むた 啷�
[karomi vipul膩峁� 艣膩nti mama 艣膩ntirbhavi峁ati |
] 5 Car, p. 84; Pratij帽膩,
啶呧お啶� 啶� 啶︵啷嵿啶苦ぃ啶距ぎ啶距じ 啶嗋ぃ啶�
[api a dakkhi峁嚹乵膩sa 膩峁噄
] 4 Ja. IV. 450, 484, 489, 497; V. 528, 536, 540; VI. 545.
pp. 50,48; C膩r, p. 7. 啶樴た啶︵ 啶椸啶侧 啶︵す啶苦 啶むぃ啷嵿ぁ啷佮げ啶� 啶� 啶膏さ啷嵿さ啶� 啶呧じ啷嵿ぅ啶� 啷�
啶さ啶苦じ啷嵿じ啶ㄠ啶むた 啷� [ghida峁� gula峁� dahi峁� ta峁囜笉ul膩 a savva峁� asthi |
bhavissanti | ] 6 Ja, I. 50, 77; II. 162; III. 314; IV. 495.
beginning of the invasion of Buddhism on Hinduism. 7 Mv, st. 34, p. 27,
鈥�啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶距お啶班ぞ啶о啶洁さ啶о啶い啷嵿さ啶距え啷嵿ぎ啷佮啷嵿く啶むぞ啶� 啶︵啶掂た啶溹じ啶む啶むぎ啶� 啷�
[sarv膩par膩dhe'vadhyatv膩nmucyat膩峁� dvijasattama岣� |
] The period refers to the
