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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The same high regard is found for the Br膩hma峁嘺s that
is the peculiar feature of the plays of this group. The
effects of darkness are described in I. 16 and III. 19,
the latter of which is bound to appeal to the cowherds.
Devaki's condition after entrusting her child to Vasudeva
is happily described in I. 13:
啶灌啶︵く啷囙え啷囙す 啶むい啷嵿ぐ啶距啷嵿啷堗ぐ啷嵿う啷嵿さ啶苦ぇ啶距き啷傕い啷囙さ
啶椸啷嵿啶むた 啷� 啷�
啶ぅ啶� 啶ㄠき啶膏た 啶む啶 啶� 啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶侧啶栢ぞ 啶︵啶掂た啶оぞ啶曕啶むぞ 啷�
[h峁沝ayeneha tatr膩峁単airdvidh膩bh奴teva
gacchati | |
yath膩 nabhasi toye ca candralekh膩 dvidh膩k峁泃膩 ||
] II. 13 lays down the general rule of conduct at the same
time indicating the momentary nature of the kingly
whims :
啶膏啶ぐ啶むぞ啶た 啶く啶� 啶班ぞ啶溹ぞ 啶く啶� 啶� 啶膏啶ぐ啶むぞ啶た 啶掂ぞ 啷�
啶夃き啶距き啷嵿く啶距ぎ啶た 啶椸え啷嵿い啶掂啶 啶く啶距う啶啶き啶ぞ啶︵お啶� 啷�
[smarat膩pi bhaya峁� r膩j膩 bhaya峁� na smarat膩pi v膩 |
ubh膩bhy膩mapi gantavyo bhay膩dapyabhay膩dapi ||
] The tendency to use alliteration and yamakas is found
in this play also, though to a small extent. Cf. I. 6 :
啶多啶曕ぞ啶班啶むぞ 啶多ざ啶苦さ啶︵え啶� 啶ㄠた啶多た 啶啶班ざ啶距え啷嵿い啶� 啷� [艣ok膩rt膩 艣a艣ivadan膩 ni艣i pra艣膩nt膩 | ] II. 6: 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶むい啶班啶ㄠ啶︵ぐ啶曕啶熰啷佮啷嵿啶 啷� [sauvar峁嘺k膩ntatarakandarak奴峁璦ku帽jam | ] I.8: 啶ㄠぞ啶班ぞ-
啶ぃ啶距く 啶ㄠぐ啶侧啶曕お啶班ぞ啶ぃ啶距く 啷� [苍腻谤腻-
ya峁嚹亂a naralokapar膩ya峁嚹亂a | ] V. 7 :... 啶曕啶むげ啷嬥す啶啶粪啶熰た, 啶む 啶啶粪啶熰た啶ㄠぞ 啶啶粪啶熰た啶曕ぎ啶︵啶� 啶班啶粪啶熰ぎ啷� 啷�
[k峁泃alohamu峁ａ弓i, ta峁� mu峁ａ弓in膩 mu峁ａ弓ikamadya ru峁ａ弓am |
] That the use of the Rangasirsa and Rangapitha was
required for the staging of the last act has already been
dealt with while describing Bh膩sa's stage.
