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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not trustworthy, as said by Krishnamacharya. Now, one
Gha峁璦karpara Kavya by Gha峁璦karpara Kavi has been
published by the Venkateshwar Press, and it must be the
same work as referred to by Narayana Sastri, since the
last verse etc. as quoted by the learned Sastri
occurs in the book as No. 22, and
etc., alleged
to be quoted in the Kavy膩nus膩sana, also finds its place as
No. 9 in the book. But this Gha峁璦karpara Kavya does
not appear to be the work of Bh膩sa, the author of our
plays. The identity between him and Gha峁璦karpara is
yet to be established as the argument rests on very flimsy
grounds. Further, even if the same be proved, we shall
have to take him as another Bh膩sa, since the matter and
manner of the book are strongly against the authorship
of Bh膩sa, the writer of our plays. It is full of
艢abd膩lamk膩ras and Yamakas, end and middle rhymes,-
and it will be readily accepted that Bh膩sa is quite
innocent of such devices. With Bh膩sa the tendency to use
alliteration, rhyming, and other figures of words is the
exception rather than the rule. The similes and metaphors
from the sphere of S峁沶g膩ra employed in the K膩vya are
of such a nature as to preclude the possibility of their
having ever been composed by Bh膩sa. Too much
attention towards the outer form and word-jugglery were
the characteristics of the later age and hence the
Gha峁璦karpara cannot be ascribed to our Bh膩sa. It will
be noted, further, that none of the verses praising Bh膩sa
mention Yamaka as his characteristic.
Mr. Guleri pointed out the existence of "A poem
by Bh膩sa", its name being fan (plural). This has been
inferred from a verse in the Prthvirajavijaya by
Jay膩naka (12th century A. D.)
啶膏い啷嵿啶距さ啷嵿く啶膏啶灌ぞ啶班さ啶苦ぇ啷� 啶栢げ啶距え啶距
啶︵啶啶むぞ啶ㄠた 啶掂す啷嵿え啷囙ぐ啶た 啶ぞ啶ㄠじ啶距え啶� 啷�
啶ぞ啶膏じ啷嵿く 啶曕ぞ啶掂啶 啶栢げ啷� 啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶距え啷� ( [satk膩vyasa峁僪膩ravidhau khal膩n膩峁�
d墨pt膩ni vahnerapi m膩nas膩ni |
bh膩sasya k膩vya峁� khalu vi峁ａ箛udharm膩n (] ?)
啶膏啶洁お啷嵿く啶距え啶ㄠぞ啶む啶ぞ啶班い啶掂え啷嵿ぎ啷佮ぎ啷嬥 啷�
[so'py膩nan膩tp膩ratavanmumoca ||
] Jonar膩ja (15th century A. D.), while commenting
on the verse, refers, inter alia, to the competition between
Bh膩sa and Vyasa and the fire-ordeal, incidentally
mentioning Bh膩sa as Bh膩sa Muni. Dr. T. Ganapati
Sastri proposed an emendation by reading fan for
1 IA, 42, pp. 52-53.
嗒灌 嗒灌珌嗒� 嗒珖嗒犩珋 嗒� 嗒掂喃� 嗒�
