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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Some further facts strengthening this view are briefly
stated here.
Every body valued his or her words so that it was
thought unbecoming to cancel one's words after
announcing a particular thing.' The deposit of articles was
scrupulously preserved even in the absence of witnesses,
and Carudatta, though expressly advised by his friend
Maitreya, cannot think of denying the deposit although it
was not strictly proveable legally. It was considered
improper to hear the secrets of others.2 The fact that a
high moral standard of conduct was ingrained in the minds
of all would appear from the remarks of Avimāraka
expressing that he was rather ashamed to face his elders,
though he had married princess Kurangi in the Gandharva
form, as his marriage was not in the strictly approved.
highest form.³
1 Cf. Svapna, p. 21 � पढमं उग्घोसिभ को कि� इच्छदि ति अजुत्त� दाणि विमरिद� �
�
[paḍhama� ugghosibha ko ki� icchadi ti ajutta� dāṇi vimaridu |
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] 2 Cār, p. 92 - अजुत्त� पररहस्सं सोढु� � [ajutta� pararahassa� soḍhu� | ] 3 Avi, p. 107 � लज्जित इवास्म्यने� वृत्तान्ते� �
[lajjita ivāsmyanena vṛttāntena |
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