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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number of articles of furniture is referred to in the
Buddhist Canonical texts. Benches to accommodate
three persons, bed-stead (pallanka), couches (asandi),
rectangular chairs (asandako), Sofa, state chair
(bhaddapi峁環am), cane-bottomed chair (koccham) are
mentioned, as also carpets, rugs, pillows, bolsters, curtains,
mosquito curtains, handkerchiefs, etc. Sufficient reference
has already been made to the laying out of a city and a
palace in the Artha艣膩stra.
To recapitulate the particulars furnished by our
author with regard to architecture in brief, we may state
that there were parks both outside and in the hearts of
the cities. A courtyard, a tank, a garden and a well were
the invariable concomitants of a private dwelling house.
Cool summer-houses, luxuriously decorated rooms, well
guarded harem, pleasure garden and artificial mountains,
lakes, etc. were associated with palaces. In the business
quarters of the city there were rows of palatial buildings
on both sides of the roads. It appears that the residential
quarters were housed caste or sectwise. No particulars
are supplied with regard to the aspect and orientation of
public and private buildings and no reference is made to
any article of furniture.
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An important reference to a building of a semi-
religious character, viz., the Pratim膩g峁沨a (Statue-house),
however, occurs in the Pratima.
The statue-house was a
a
magnificent structure, taller than even palaces,
monument of architectural skill. It was situated not in
the heart of the city, but outside, in the suburban area
amidst the trees. To all outward appearances it
resembled a temple, the only point of difference being that
the statue-house exhibited no external symbols of weapons
or flags of the deities; and it was looked on as a shrine."
The statue-house was under the control of a care-taker
and was open to the public. There was no restriction
on entrants, nor was there any door-keeper to prevent
entrants.
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Special preparations were made in the statue-house
on important occasions such as the visit of the queen-
1 1 pp. 59, 66 (III. 13). 2 Prat, III. 13-A & Grig贸n:
Prat, p. 59-啶掂啶曕啶粪ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぐ啶距さ啶苦し啷嵿啷冟い啷� 啶︵啶掂啷佮げ啷� 啷� [v峁沰峁Ｄ乶tar膩vi峁峁泃e devakule | ] 4 Prat pp. 59, 66 - 啶ㄠ啶� 啶曕た啶炧啶氞た啶む 啶啶班す啶班ぃ啷� 啶о啶掂啷� 啶掂ぞ
啶す啶苦ざ啷嵿啶苦す啷嵿え啶� 啶︵啶多啶い啷� 啷� ( [neha ki帽cit prahara峁噊 dhvajo v膩
bahi艣cihna峁� d峁浥泍ate | (] p. 59 ) ; 啶た啶ㄠぞ 啶啶班ぃ啶距ぎ啶� 啶ぅ啶苦啷堗ぐ啷佮お啶距じ啷嵿く啶む 啷� ( [bin膩 pra峁嚹乵a峁� pathikairup膩syate | ( ] III. 13).
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III. 13.
