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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but there is nothing in the former that should contradict
the assumption that the author was a Br膩hma峁嘺 and a
Vaisnava.
ii. Br膩hma峁嘺s were held in high esteem, the truth
of their statements was never questioned."
iii. Noteworthy also is the use of metronyms in the
Bal, Svapna, Prat, Pa帽c and D-a,
啶啶む啶班, 啶曕啶膏げ啷嵿く啶距ぎ啶距い啶�, [putra岣�, kausaly膩m膩ta岣�, ] etc.
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iv. Music is approvingly referred to in the Pratij帽膩
(Act I), Svapna (Act V, VI), Car (Act III), and Avi
(Act III).
Another very peculiar feature that we come across
in a number of these plays is the
15. ACTUAL BRINGING OF WATER
ON THE STAGE
after a demand for it which is found probably nowhere
in Sanskrit dramas. Water is required for purifying
purposes, by a dying or sorrowing person, for honouring a
superior, for giving sanctity to a pledge, and so on. The
demand is usually made in the form, while the
bearer comes with 啶囙ぎ啶� 啶嗋お啶� 啷� [im膩 膩pa岣� | ] This occurs no less than eleven
times and in seven dramas of the group.
Thus we find the demands made by Dasaratha
and V盲lin at the time of their death." ii. In the Pratij帽a,
Yaugandharayana asks for water for declaring his vow."
iii. Ghatotkaca and Bhima in the Mv demand water for
chanting mantras. iv.
iv.
In the Dv and Prat,
required for paying homage to the Lord and as a pudya
for the guests respectively. v. Demand is also made
for washing the face of a person who has been weeping."
It was reputed to remove the impurity attached to tears.
Po water is
"Water" introduced so frequently has led Prof.
1 1 Cf. Devdhar, Plays etc, p. 17; Winternitz, Problems, pp. 116-117. 2
Cf. Mv, p. 30. 啶啶溹啶い啶 啶栢げ啷� 啶啶班ぞ啶灌啶ぃ啶� | [p奴jyatama岣� khalu br膩hma峁嘺岣� | ] Karna, p. 84. 啶啶班ぞ啶灌啶ぃ啶掂啶ㄠぎ啶苦い啶� 啷� 啶� 啶く啶距い啶苦啷嵿ぐ啶距え啷嵿い啶啶班啶掂ぎ啷� 啷�
[br膩hma峁嘺vacanamiti | na may膩tikr膩ntap奴rvam |
] Bal, p. 27. 啶啶班ぞ啶灌啶ぃ啶掂啶ㄠぎ啶ㄠ啶むぎ啶た 啶膏い啷嵿く啶� 啶ざ啷嵿く啶距ぎ啶� 啷� [br膩hma峁嘺vacanaman峁泃amapi satya峁� pa艣y膩mi | ] Pa帽ic, I. 22. 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 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ 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vaye sarva r膩j帽膩
deya峁� c膩pam膩tra sutebhya岣� | ] The prayer in Pa帽ic and B膩l for happiness for Brahmins,
3 Prat, p. 51; Abh, p. 60. 4 Pratij帽膩, p. 21.
21.
5 Mv, pp. 34, 35. 6 Dv, p.24;
Prat, p. 98. 7 Pa帽c, p. 26; Prat, p. 86; Svapna, pp. 86, 87. 8 Cf. Pa帽c, p. 26
啶呧ざ啷嵿ぐ啷佮お啶距い啷嬥啷嵿啶苦し啷嵿啶膏啶� 啶啶栢じ啷嵿く 啶曕啶班た啶い啶距 啶多啶氞ぎ啷� | [a艣rup膩tocchi峁ａ弓asya mukhasya kriyat膩峁� 艣aucam | ] also
啶ㄠた啶粪啶犩啶掂え啷� 啶むぅ啶距き啷嵿く啶權啶椸 啶むぅ啶� 啶ぞ啶︵ぞ啶掂じ啷囙啶ㄠ 啷�
啶夃啷嵿啶苦し啷嵿啶膏啶� 啶� 啶膏ぎ啷嵿き啶距し啶距う啶多啶氞啶啶す啶むじ啷嵿く 啶� 啷�
[ni峁ａ弓h墨vane tath膩bhya峁単e tath膩 p膩d膩vasecane |
ucchi峁ａ弓asya ca sambh膩峁Ｄ乨a艣ucyupahatasya ca ||
]
