Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (Study)
by Padma Sugavanam | 2011 | 95,782 words
This page relates 鈥楽tructure of Kohalarahasyam鈥� of the thesis dealing with Kohala鈥檚 contribution to the Sanskrit textual tradition of ancient Indian performing arts. The study focuses specifically on music (Gita), dance (Nritya), and drama (Natya). Although Kohala鈥檚 original works have not been found, numerous references to him across Lakshana-Granthas (treatises) and works by modern scholars indicate his significance.
Part 1(b).2 - Structure of Kohalarahasyam
The thirteenth chapter of Kohalarahasyam is found in the 10 available folios of the manuscript. The work begins with the heading 搁腻驳补濒补办峁峁嘺尘. The contents of this work are presented to the reader via a dialogue between Kohala and 惭补迟补峁単补, where 惭补迟补峁単补 poses questions regarding the time-theory of 谤腻驳补蝉 to Kohala who answers them in the form of the 艣濒辞办补蝉 that follow. In accordance with the heading of the chapter, the only aspect that has been dealt with, in this manuscript is 谤腻驳补. Even there, only the classification of 谤腻驳补蝉 into 蝉奴谤测腻峁兣沘 and 肠补苍诲谤补尘腻峁兣沘, pu峁�, 蝉迟谤墨 and napu峁僺aka 谤腻驳补蝉, 艣耻诲诲丑补 and 蝉补峁卥墨谤峁嘺 谤腻驳补蝉, 辫奴谤峁嘺, 峁Ｄ佱笉补惫补 and 补耻岣峚惫补 ragas, association of 谤腻驳补蝉 with rasa etc. have been mentioned. In a few folios, there are statements written in tamiz [tamil] script which seem like indicators for the end of a sub section294. After the colophon, there is a short segment giving list of 辫耻谤耻峁 谤腻驳补蝉 and their corresponding 蝉迟谤墨 谤腻驳补蝉 after which the work ends abruptly. This final portion is not found in Kohalamatam.
The last folio of this manuscript bears the colophon鈥�
啶囙い啶� 啶曕啶灌げ啶班す啶膏啶 啶む啶班く啷嬥う啶多啶о啶ぞ啶.
iti kohalarahasye trayoda艣odhy膩ya岣�.
The same textual material ends in the manuscript of Kohalamatam with the colophon鈥�
啶囙い啶� 啶曕啶灌げ啶い啶權啶椸じ啶啶掂ぞ啶︵ 啶氞い啷佮ぐ啷嵿ぅ啷嬥ぇ啷嵿く啶距く啶�.
iti kohalamata峁単asamv膩de caturthodhy膩ya岣�.
It is interesting that the same material is spoken of in one work as being the 13th chapter and in another as being the 4th chapter. The entire textual content of Kohalarahasyam is found verbatim in Kohalamatam. The only salient feature is that there is a mention of the 13th chapter in Kohalarahasyam, whereas there is no such corresponding entry to be found in Kohalamatam.