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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Dr. Bhandarkar, Dr. Jayaswal, Dr. N. N. Law, Dr.
Ganapati Sastri, Dr. Jacobi and a number of other
scholars in identifying Kautilya with the Brahmir. minister
of Candragupta Maurya of the fourth century B. C. It
is interesting to note in this connection that those of the
pro-Bh膩saites who assign a late date for Kautilya regard
Bh膩sa's verse as the original source; while Kautilya is
credited with originality by those who place him in the
fourth century B. C. The passage:
啶呧お啷�啶� 啶多啶侧啶曕 啶さ啶む ---
啷�
啶ぞ啶ㄠ 啶啷嵿啶膏啷嵿啷堗じ啷嵿い啶じ啶� 啶� 啶掂た啶啶班ぞ啶� 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿啷堗し啶苦ぃ啶� 啶ぞ啶む啶班啶啶多啶� 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶むた 啷�
啶曕啶粪ぃ啷囙え 啶むぞ啶ㄠお啷嵿く啶むた啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶むた 啶多啶班ぞ啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぞ啶ㄠ 啶膏啶啶︵啶о啶粪 啶ぐ啶苦い啷嵿く啶溹え啷嵿い啶� 啷�
啶ㄠさ啶� 啶多ぐ啶距さ啶� 啶膏げ啶苦げ啶膏啶� 啶啶班啶� 啶膏啶膏啶膏啶曕啶む 啶︵ぐ啷嵿き啶曕啶む啶む啶むぐ啷�啶ぎ啷� 啷�
啶むい啷嵿い啶膏啶� 啶ぞ 啶啶ㄠ啶ㄠぐ啶曕 啶� 啶椸啷嵿啷囙う啷� 啶 啶ぐ啷嵿い啷冟お啶苦ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶膏啶� 啶曕啶む 啶� 啶啶о啶啶む 啷�
啷�
( [ap墨ha 艣lokau bhavata岣� ---
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y膩n yaj帽asa峁単haistapas膩 ca vipr膩岣� svargai峁峁嘺岣� p膩tracayai艣ca y膩nti |
k峁峁噀na t膩napyatiy膩nti 艣奴r膩岣� pr膩峁嚹乶 suyuddhe峁 parityajanta岣� ||
nava峁� 艣ar膩va峁� salilasya p奴r峁嘺 susa峁僺k峁泃a峁� darbhak峁泃ottar墨yam |
tattasya m膩 bh奴nnaraka峁� ca gacched yo bhart峁沺i峁囜笉asya k峁泃e na yudhyet ||
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(] Arthasastra, X. 3, pp. 367-368)
occurs as a quotation in the Artha艣膩stra, but the source
is not mentioned. It is presumed by some that the
quotation may be from a Smrti now lost." The second
verse occurs in the Pratij帽膩 (IV. 2) in the same connection
as a war-song to encourage the soldiers. It would seem
fairly unlikely at first sight that C膩峁嘺kya should quote from
a piece of dramatic literature. But at times we meet with
proverbial sayings from dramas in non-secular scientific
works given as pram膩nas; eg 啶膏い啶距 啶灌た 啶膏え啷嵿う啷囙す啶う啷囙し啷� 啶掂じ啷嵿い啷佮し啷� [sat膩峁� hi sandehapade峁 vastu峁 ] etc. in the
Tantrav膩rtika of Kum膩rila. Kautilya found the quota-
tion quite appropriate and hence incorporated it in his
book. Had the quotation been from a Smrti, the author
would certainly have mentioned the name of the Smrti
or at least in general terms fat. The inference as to
Manuniti being the source of Kautilya arose out of the
suggestion of a commentator on the Artha艣膩stra; but
the commentator seems to be venturing a guess "which
is not based on any authority". The evidence of the
9 1 Kane, ABI, 7, pp. 85-100; Bhandarkar, ABI, 7, pp. 65-84; Jayaswal,
Hindu Folity, App. I; Ganapati Sastri Critical Study, p. 25; Dikshitar, Mauryan
Polity, p. 19; Sama Sastri, Arthas膩stra, Intr., and preface to the translation, pp.
VII-XXXIII; Fleet, Arthas膩stra, Eng. trans,, 1929, pp. V-VI; Thomas, CHI,
1, pp. 467-ff. R. Mukerjee, Studies in Indian Polity, preface. 2 Sarup, Kautilya
(2nd century A. D.) the borrower, Vision, Intr., p. 41; Keith, Kautilya (4th
century A. D.) the borrower, SD, p. 102; Banerji Sastri, Kautilya (4th century
B. C.) the original, JBORS, 1923, p, 65; Sankar. Kautilya (4th century B. C,) the
original, AMV, 2, p. 52. 3 R. Kavi, OC, III. p. 82; Kuppuswami Sastri, Ascarya,
Intr., pp. 22-23. 4 艢膩barabh膩峁a, Vol. I., Ananda艣rama S. S., Poona, No. 97, p.
207.1. 啶膏い啶距 啶灌た 啶膏え啷嵿う啷囙す啶う啷囙し啷� 啶掂じ啷嵿い啷佮し啷� [sat膩峁� hi sandehapade峁 vastu峁 ] occurs in S膩lcuntala, I. 19. 5 Dikshitar, Hindu Adm.
Ins, p. 126 n.2. It is interesting to note that Dr. Jayaswal also approved this
