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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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ceremony 250 the reason. Rāma replies that the approaching śraddha
of his father the next day was worrying him,
and he was anxious as to how to celebrate it suitably.
ī
suggests that the ceremony may be performed as
befits the circumstances,-Bharata would celebrate it in a
right royal fashion, while Rāma may perform it with
fruits and water available in the forest. Rāma replies
that the main reason of his anxiety was how to ensure the
happiness of his father; his father would be reminded of
his forest life by seeing the fruits on the kuśa grass and
would shed tears in heaven. Rāvana, in the guise of an
ascetic, then descends on the stage. He declares his
intention to carry off ī after deceiving Rāma, to avenge
the murder of Khara. He then approaches the door of
Rāma's hermitage and announces himself as a guest'.
Rāma welcomes the guest, and after saluting him, offers
him a seat. Rāma then asks ī to bring water to wash
the feet of the new comer, and ī returns with water.
At the command of Rāma, Sitā goes to wait upon the
ascetic, but the latter being afraid that his disguise may
be known at her approach, exclaims, "Enough of it!"
Rāma himself offers to serve the guest, but Rāvana says
that good words are the best reception of a guest, and
asks Rāma to be seated. Then Rāvana introduces himself
as belonging to the Kāśyapa gotra and enumerates
various sciences studied by him,
by him,
such as the Veda
with its angas and upāṅgas, the Dharmasastra of the
Mänavas, Yogaśāstra by Maheśvara, Arthaśāstra by
Brhaspati, Nyayaśāstra (the science of logic) by
Medhātithi, and the Sräddhakalpa (the ritual of the
raddha) by Prācetas. Rāma evinces special predilection
for the ritual of śraddha and states that he is anxious
to know how the manes are gratified at the śrāddha
ceremony. Ravana passes a general remark by stating
that anything given with śraddha (faith) constitutes a
śraddha. Rāma desires to know about the special offerings,
and Rāvana mentions various offerings among different
objects, such as darbha amongst grass, sesame amongst the
herbs, Kalaya among the vegetables, etc., and stops at at,
indicating thereby that there was something else in
addition also. Rāma desires to know what that was and
resolves to perform the ceremony by that object alone,
and Rāvana after stating that it could be procured by
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