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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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as would appear from 'सञà¥à¤œà¤¯à¤¾à¤� दासà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤®à¥€à¤¤à¤¿ शà¥à¤²à¥à¤•ं पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤—ृहà¥à¤¯ [sañjayÄya dÄsyÄmÄ«ti Å›ulkaá¹� pratigá¹›hya] ' (p. 8,
ViṇÄvÄsavadatta, M. O.S.). We have carefully gone
through the portion of the drama published so far, and
find that it has much in common with the PratijnÄ of
BhÄsa. There are, however, important divergences in the
plot from the Udayana plays of Bhasa and the known
Udayana legends. Thus, this play speaks of the
engagement of Vasavadatta with Sanjaya, dream
of Mahasena, his plan to capture Udayana
specially with the intention of making the
the
latter
his son-in-law, YaugandharÄyaṇa also having an unlucky
dream and spreading the news of the death of Udayana
in the fight, Yaugandharayana's staging a fake funeral of
himself in the presence of the public who were under the
illusion of his magic (vidyÄ), war between Pradyota and
Vatsaraja's supporters, etc. There are to be seen many
BhÄsa echoes in the work, showing that the author was
quite familiar with Bhasa's works. He also seems to be well-
versed in classical dramas. ViṇÄvÄsavadatta is only the
name by which the work was known to the owner of the
MS. "There is nothing in the body of the MS", as has
been observed by Prof. K. Sastri, "to warrant this title"."
Much importance, therefore, need not be attached to it.
We are inclined to think that this ViṇÄvÄsavaá¸atta is the
same as the UnmädavÄsavadatta written by Saktibhadra,
and that, therefore, there is no necessity to look up to
any one of the Trivandrum plays for identification with
the Unmada and subsequently, ascription of the whole lot
to Saktibhadra.
Prof. Dhruva brings forth the testimony of Sakti-
bhadra himself, which is against the conjecture of assigning
the Bhasa plays to him. The prologue to the Aścarya
states in unmistakable terms that there was no Sanskrit
drama in Kerala before Saktibhadra's time, i. e., tenth
century. But we have references to BhÄsa long before
that time, at any rate, since the seventh century (a).
Hence, Saktibhadra cannot be the author of the plays
that were known centuries before his time.
1 ViṇÄvÄsavadatta, Mad. Or. Series, p. 1. 2 Pratima, Intr., pp. 21-22 of.
सूतà¥à¤°à¤§à¤¾à¤°à¤� - आयें दकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤£à¤ªà¤¥à¤¾à¤¦à¤¾à¤—तमाशà¥à¤šà¤°à¥à¤¯à¤šà¥‚डामणि नाà¤� नाटकमभिनयामà¥à¤°à¥‡à¤¡à¤¿à¤¤à¤¸à¥Œà¤­à¤¾à¤—à¥à¤¯à¤®à¤­à¤¿à¤²à¤·à¤¾à¤�
इतà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¿à¤¶à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£à¤¾à¤� शासनमॠà¥�
नटी -अजà¥à¤œ, अचà¥à¤šà¤¾à¤¹à¤¿à¤¦à¤� खॠà¤à¤¦à¤� à¥� आभास पसà¤� [sÅ«tradhÄraá¸� - Äyeá¹� daká¹£iṇapathÄdÄgatamÄÅ›caryacÅ«á¸Ämaṇi nÄma nÄá¹­akamabhinayÄmreá¸itasaubhÄgyamabhilaá¹£Äma
ityÄryamiÅ›rÄṇÄṃ Å›Äsanam |
naá¹­Ä� -ajja, accÄhidaá¹� khu edaá¹� | ÄbhÄsa pasava
]
s पà¥à¤·à¥à¤•ं सिगदाओ à¤� तेलà¥à¤²à¤‚ उपà¥à¤ªà¤¾à¤¦à¤¯à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¤�
जर दकà¥à¤–िणाओ दिसाà¤� गाडभणिबनà¥à¤§à¤£à¤‚ à¥�
[puá¹£kaá¹� sigadÄo a tellaá¹� uppÄdayanti
jara dakkhiṇÄo disÄo gÄá¸abhaṇibandhaṇaá¹� |
]

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