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In the literature it is found that the title of any composition is based on three theories鈥�

1. by the names of 苍腻测补办补 or 苍腻测颈办腻, or the both;
2. based on the central theme;
3. or by a symbolic name.

痴颈蝉惫补苍腻迟丑补 碍补惫颈谤腻箩补 in the sixth chapter of his 厂腻丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺 discusses in brief, the procedure or conventions of naming or giving the title of a play. The title of a play should generally be suggestive one. According to him, the title in case of a 苍腻峁璦办补, should be given in such a way so that it should express or indicate the very nucleus of the dramatic action.

Cf.

苍腻尘补 办腻谤测补峁� 苍腻峁璦办补sya garbhit膩rtha-prak膩艣akam/^[1]

The grandson of 厂腻尘补苍迟补 Va峁璭艣varadatta and the son of Mah膩raja 笔峁泃丑耻, 痴颈艣腻办丑补诲补迟迟补 has given the title of his play having seven acts, 惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁�a蝉补.^[2] By doing so, the dramatist wants to convey some special reflection of the theme to the audience.

The title 惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁�a蝉补m can be derived in two ways鈥�

尘耻诲谤补测腻 g峁沨ito 谤腻办峁�a蝉补 苍腻尘补m膩tyo yatra tan尘耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁�a蝉补m 苍腻尘补 苍腻峁璦办补m.

Here madhyapadalopi 蝉补尘腻蝉补 is to be taken. This indicates how R膩k峁�asa won over by the signet ring. Some others derive it using Dandva-蝉补尘腻蝉补, i.e., 尘耻诲谤腻 ca 谤腻办峁�a蝉补艣ca 尘耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁�a蝉补m. In this case 鈥楳udr膩鈥� and 鈥楻膩k峁�asa鈥� are of the same importance. But in the very 苍腻峁璦办补, all the intrigues of 颁腻峁嘺办测补 centers round R膩k峁�asa. So, R膩k峁�asa is the goal and the signet ring or the Mudr膩 is only a means to achieve R膩k峁�asa as the minister of Candragupta. 颁腻峁嘺办测补 makes this point clear when he says in the first act鈥斺�渢hat is why we are trying to win you over.鈥�^[3] Therefore it can be easily seen that the former way of derivation aptly justifies the meaning of the name.

Acharya Jagadisha Chandra Mishra and Satyavrata 厂颈峁僪补 in the introductions of their additions of 惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁�a蝉补 convey the same idea that with the formula adhik峁泃ya k峁泃e granthe, the word 鈥槻殉芑灏�腻谤腻办峁�a蝉补鈥� becomes 苍补辫耻峁僺补办腻苍迟补 or neuter gender.^[4]

But R. R. Deshpandey in the introductory portion of his edition of the very drama clearly discards the very idea saying thus鈥�

鈥淭he tittle of the play cannot be understood on the basis of adhik峁泃ya k峁泃e granthe as the form than would be Maudr膩谤腻办峁�a蝉补m.鈥�

He further suggested 尘耻诲谤补测腻 箩颈迟补岣� 谤腻办峁�a蝉补岣� yasmin tat, that in which there is R膩k峁�asa i.e., account of R膩k峁�asa won by a signet ring is the principal theme of the play and in keeping with the maxim pr膩dhnyena vyapade艣膩 bhavanti, 惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁�a蝉补m comes to be the tittle of the play.^[5]

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

厂腻丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺, VI.142

[2]:

惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁�a蝉补, Act-I, 笔谤补蝉迟腻惫补苍腻 (the prologue)

[3]:

ata ev膩sm膩ka峁� tvatsa峁僩rahe 测补迟苍补岣� kathamasau v峁涐梗alasya s膩civyagraha峁噀na sanugraha岣� sy膩diti, 惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁�a蝉补, p.35

[4]:

惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁�a蝉补m, ed.Acarya Jagadish Candra Misra, p.24 and 惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁�a蝉补m, Ed. Satyavrata Sinha, p.20

[5]:

惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁�a蝉补m, ed. R.R. Deshpandey, p.8