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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says, your wishes have been fulfilled (VI. 13 褔igza
:), and the noble Ik峁膩ku family has the misfortune
to find its daughter-in-law (S墨t膩) outraged by having
Kaikeyi for daughter-in-law." Kaikeyi then feels that the
time was now ripe to explain everything and asks Bharata
whether he knew of Da艣aratha's curse. Bharata knows
nothing about it, and at Kaikeyi's behest Sumantra tells
the story how Da艣aratha killed through mistake the only
son of a blind sage who cursed him that Dasaratha too
would die through the grieving for his son. Kaikeyi then
states that in order for the curse to operate, she had to
effect the separation of the son; and Bharata being always
away, was already separated. With regard to the period
of exile for fourteen years, Kaikeyi explains that she meant
to say
fourteen days" but through confusion she said
fourteen years.' She further tells Bharata that even
Vasistha, V膩madeva and others knew the whole thing and
assented to it. Bharata then sees that his mother was
right and
prays her to forgive him. She readily forgives
him, as what mother will not forgive her son for his
faults ?鈥� (p. 121 啶曕ぞ 啶椸啶班ぞ啶� 啶ぞ啶︵ぞ 啶啶む啶む啶膏啶� 啶呧さ啶班ぞ啶灌 啶� 啶ぐ啶苦じ啷囙う啶� 啷� ). [k膩 gr膩ma m膩d膩 puttaassa avar膩ha峁� 峁嘺 marisedi | ). ] Then
Bharata rises to take her leave and declares his
intention of arousing the whole circle of princes to help
R膩ma and with the crossing troops turn both R膩vana
and the ocean pale through fear. Some noise is heard
from within, which proves to be due to the fainting of the
senior queen after hearing the news. Both mother and
son start to comfort the noble lady. (Act VI).
66 The interlude opens in the hermitage after the
conclusion of the great war resulting in the death of
R膩vana. A hermit informs Nandilaka of the order of the
Kulapati to make ready to receive R膩ma who was coming
after having killed R膩vana and crowned Bibh墨峁峁嘺,
and who was surrounded by the chiefs of bears, demons,
and n
and accompanied by Sit膩. Nandilaka is
afraid lest the demons should eat them, but is comforted.
to learn that the demons were under the control of noble
Bibh墨峁峁嘺. R膩ma then opens the main scene and speaks
of the fulfilment of his vow. He is waiting for Sit膩, who
has gone inside to pay her homage to the hermit women.
Sit盲 enters with a hermit woman. They both cast a
glance at their former residence in Janasthana. The trees
the foster-children of Sita-are taller and grown
