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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greatly upset his beloved suggest only similes of love and
amorous sport to Avim膩raka. Cf. Avi, V. 7 d:
啶啶班ぞ啶啶む啶洁お啷嵿ぐ啶啶掂え啶樴え啶膏啶むえ啶ぐ啷嵿う啶曕ぞ啶侧 啷�
[pr膩pto'prayauvanaghanastanamardak膩la岣� |
] Thus nature responds to the feelings of the beholder.
The descriptions of nature are accurate and appropriate.
To Bharata on his way to Ayodhy膩 in a chariot, on
account of the high speed the trees appeared as if
running with the chariot, the dust in the spokes looking
like the waters of a river passing through them, etc.-a very
realistic description, barring of course the improbability
of Bharata seeing the wheels or spokes while seated in the
chariot. Cf. Prat, III. 2:
啶︵啶班啶ぞ 啶оぞ啶掂え啷嵿い啷�啶� 啶︵啶班啶むぐ啶ム啶むた啶曕啶粪啶� 啶掂た啶粪く啶�
啶ㄠう啷�啶掂啶掂啶む啶むぞ啶啶啶班啶ㄠた啶い啶むた 啶す啷� 啶ㄠ啶た啶掂た啶掂ぐ啷� 啷�
啶呧ぐ啶掂啶啷嵿い啶苦ぐ啷嵿え啶粪啶熰ぞ 啶膏啶ムた啶むぎ啶苦さ 啶溹さ啶距啷嵿啶曕啶班さ啶侧く啶�
啶班啶多啶掂ぞ啶多啶掂啶︵啶啶む 啶い啶む啶むた 啶啶班い啷� 啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶い啶むた 啷�
[drum膩 dh膩vant墨va drutarathagatik峁Ｄ箛a vi峁y膩
nad墨vov峁泃t膩mburnipatati mah墨 nemivivare |
aravyaktirna峁ａ弓膩 sthitamiva jav膩ccakravalaya峁�
raja艣v膩艣vodbh奴ta峁� patatti purato n膩nupatati ||
] The poet has also interspersed many similes and
metaphors concerning the natural phenomena in a number
of verses. The similes and poetic imageries are not only
apt but being suitable to the context, increase its beauty.
We get descriptions of the ocean, or similes about it only
in the Abh. Cf. Abh, IV. 3, 17:
啶曕啶掂啶苦い啷� 啶啶ㄠ啶︵啶掂ぞ啶班 啶曕啶苦う啶た 啶� 啶啶ㄠぞ啶曕啶侧啶侧
啶曕啶掂啶苦啷嵿啶傕啶距啷�啶班啶｀ 啶曕啶掂啶苦う啶た 啶� 啶ㄠ啶侧ぞ啶啶啶︵え啶苦き啶� 啷�
啶曕啶苦う啷� 啶掂啶氞啶ぞ啶侧 啶曕啶掂啶苦う啶た 啶� 啶ㄠ啷嵿ぐ啶啶班い啶苦き啶
啶曕啶掂啶苦う啷� 啶啶ぞ啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶� 啶曕啶掂啶苦う啶た 啶� 啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿お啶膏げ啶苦げ啶� 啷�
[kvacit phenodv膩r墨 kacidapi ca m墨n膩kulajala岣�
kvaciccha峁僰h膩k墨r峁嘺岣� kvacidapi ca n墨l膩mbudanibha岣� |
kacid v墨c墨m膩la岣� kvacidapi ca nakrapratibhaya岣�
kvacid bh墨m膩varta岣� kvacidapi ca ni峁ampasalila岣� ||
] gives a beautiful description of the ocean, calm here
ruffled there, as it stood parted affording a passage for
搁腻尘补.
Besides descriptions of nature, our poet has shown
his mastery in giving vivid, accurate, realistic accounts of
battle. Such are those, e. g. in the Abh (VI. 1-18) and
Uru (vv. 16-26) describing the fights between R膩ma and
R膩vana, and Bhima and Duryodhana respectively.
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Mention may also be made of the description of the
sacrifice and sacrificial fire in the first act of the Pa帽c,
and of the sacerdotal similes that are found in many
places, e. g. in the Uru (vv. 4-14) there is a perfect
comparison between the battle-field and sacrifice. Cf. Uru,
v. 6:
