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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to that of the Br膩hma峁嘺s. They held the Br膩hma峁嘺s in
high esteem, and the protection of their subjects was the
main duty assigned to them.' The king, who generally came
from the Ksatriyas, was to see that the subjects followed
the rules according to their castes and orders, and he was
not to introduce any violent changes in the rules, and was
simply to uphold the old laws and customs.虏
The Ksatriyas being the saviours of humanity looked
upon all persons as their own sons." The riches of the
Ksatriyas were held to consist in their valour in war and
archery and not in the amount of wealth amassed by there
their wealth, further, depended on their bravery. The
K峁triyas were told to perform sacrifices and feed the
Br膩hma峁嘺s and the poor at them, as the merits obtained.
thereby endure long after the physical bodies have perished.
A number of famous kings are mentioned such as Ik峁膩ku,
Sayy膩ti and others who live in the memory of the people
only through their sacrifices. It seems to have been a rule
that the Ksatriyas were not to be addressed by their mere
names by ordinary persons but some title was to be
prefixed to their names. There does not appear to be any
trace of the rivalry for superiority between the Br膩hma峁嘺s
and the Ksatriyas which the accounts in the J膩takas
and other Buddhist works indicate.' The duties and
functions of the K峁triyas as 'Kings' will be dealt with in
detail in a later chapter entitled 'Court Life'.
6 VAISYAS.
The Vai艣yas are incidentally mentioned in the
Carudatta, and there they are spoken of as travelling in
foreign countries for trade and taking a circuitous way for
fear of thieves. A glimpse into the life of the herdsmen
who tended cattle is to be had from the Balacarita and
the Pa帽caratra. Cows to them were as mothers and
goddesses, and their first duty on getting up was to bow to
these cow-mothers. "Blessings and peace to the cows
啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啶距い啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶溹ぞ啶ぞ啶侧え啶ぞ啶む啶班が啷佮う啷嵿ぇ啶ぞ 啷� [tasm膩tpraj膩p膩lanam膩trabuddhay膩 | ] 2
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1 Karna st. 47. Arthasastra, Adhy膩ya 3, p. 8,
st. 1 and 2. 3 Mv, p. 31. 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶距 啶啶班啶距 啶曕啶粪い啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶距ぃ啶距 啶啶む啶班ざ啶啶︵啶ㄠぞ啶た啶о啶え啷嵿い啷� 啷� [sarv膩岣� praj膩岣� k峁triy膩峁嚹佱箖 putra艣abden膩bhidh墨yante | ] 4 Pa帽c, I. 24.-
啶ぞ啶｀ぞ啶о啶� 啶曕啶粪い啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶距ぃ啶距 啶膏ぎ啷冟う啷嵿ぇ啶苦 啷� [b膩峁嚹乨h墨na k峁triy膩峁嚹佱箖 sam峁沝dhi岣� | ] 5. Pa帽c, I. 20 鈥� 啶啷嵿啷囙え 啶啶溹く 啶す啷�啶� 啶溹く 啶掂た啶曕啶班ぎ啷囙ぃ 啷� [yaj帽ena bhojaya mah墨峁� jaya vikrame峁嘺 | ] I. 25. 啶ㄠし啷嵿啶距
啶多ぐ啷�啶班啶� 啶曕啶班い啷佮き啶苦ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶班え啷嵿い啷� 啷� [苍补峁ａ弓腻岣�
艣ar墨rai岣� kratubhirdharante | ] 6 Pa帽c, II. 47.
1 7 Fick, Social Organization, p. 183. 8 Car,
p. 45-- 啶掂ぃ啶苦啶︵ぞ啶班 啶曕啶氞啶氞た 啶嗋啶ㄠ啶む啶� 啷� [va峁噄jad膩rao kocci 膩antuo |] ; p. 77 - 啶啶︵啶� 啶夃ぎ啷嵿お啶灌し啷嵿お啶掂い啷� 啶掂た啶� 啶掂ぃ啶苦啷� 啷� [bh墨d墨e umpaha峁avato via va峁噄jo | ] p. 78-
fararu啶∴ 啶掂た啶� 啶掂ぃ啶苦啶� 啷� [岣峚o via va峁噄jao | ] 9 Bal, Act III; Pa帽c, Act II.
