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direct, postulate the existence of one Svapna only, and
that also from Bh膩sa. Some authors, notably
Abhinavagupta, Ramacandra and Gunacandra, Sarv膩nanda
etc., seem to militate against the unity of the Svapna, but
"the most that can be made out from these facts against
the ascription to Bhasa is simply that there were probably
varying recensions of the plays".
Having ascribed the Svapna to Bh膩sa on the
authority of the Natyadarpa峁嘺, further evidence in support
is to be considered. That is supplied by
RAJASEKHARA
who in his Suktimuktavali states:
啶�啶距じ啶ㄠぞ啶熰�曕�氞�曕�嵿ぐ啷囙そ啶�啶� 啶涏�囙�曕�堗�� 啶曕�嵿し啶苦お啷嵿い啷� 啶�啶班��啶曕�嵿し啶苦い啷佮ぎ啷� 啷�
啶膏�嵿さ啶�啷嵿え啶掂ぞ啶膏さ啶︵い啷嵿い啶膏�嵿�� 啶︵ぞ啶灌�曕�嬥そ啶�啷傕え啷嵿�� 啶�啶距さ啶曕�� 啷�
[bh膩san膩峁璦kacakre'pi chekai岣� k峁�ipte par墨k峁�itum |
svapnav膩savadattasya d膩hako'bh奴nna p膩vaka岣� ||
] The wording, expression and sense of the verse is
so simple that it need not detain us long. It says: when
critics subjected the cycle of Bh膩sa's dramas to the test
of fire ordeal, fire did not burn the Svapna. It thus
speaks of two things: Bh膩sa wrote a number of dramas
and the Svapna was one of them. The idea of a rival
Svapna worked out by Dr. Raja on the strength of this
stanza is, as noted by G. Harihar Sastri, absurd for a
number of reasons."
the
Leaving aside the question of the authenticity of
quotation for a moment, we think it will be acceptable
that the meaning is quite clear that "the Svapna of
Bh膩sa survived exposure to the fire of criticism, when his
dramas were exposed to the ordeal by experts". This
is confirmed by the tradition recorded in the P峁泃hviraja-
vijaya, and its commentary.
Messrs. Pisharotis, Dr. Raja and others, have tried
to reduce the statement of Rajasekhara to an absurdity by
quoting stanzas from Kavivimarsa alleged to be from
Rajasekhara, which identify Bh膩sa (the pre-K膩lid膩san
poet) with Dh膩vaka (a post-K膩lid膩san poet) and credit
1 So according to
Keith, HSL, p. XV. 2 JOR, I, p. 227. It is interesting to see how Dr.
Raja comes to the meaning: Bhasa's dramas contained conflagration scenes. These
fires burnt all other dramas (i. e. excelled them); but Svapna alone remained safe
this interpretation the Svapna was a rival to Bhasa's works.
JOR, 2, p. 216. 4 Keith, HSL, p. XIII. 5 Pythvirajacarita, 1. 3.
啶�啶距じ啶膏�嵿く 啶曕ぞ啶掂�嵿く啶� 啶栢げ啷� 啶掂た啶粪�嵿ぃ啷佮ぇ啶班�嵿ぎ啶距え啷嵿じ啷嬥そ啶�啷嵿く啶距え啶ㄠぞ啶�啷嵿い啶距ぐ啶むさ啶ㄠ�嵿ぎ啷佮ぎ啷嬥�� | [bh膩sasya k膩vya峁� khalu vi峁ａ箛udharm膩nso'py膩nan膩pt膩ratavanmumoca | ] Sankar, AMV, 2, p. 43; G. Sastri,
Critical Study, App. II (b).
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