Dasarupaka (critical study)
by Anuru Ranjan Mishra | 2015 | 106,293 words
This page relates 鈥極ther features of the Dutavakya鈥� of the English study of the Dasarupaka of Dhananjaya: an important work on Hindu dramaturgy (Natya-shastra) from the tenth century dealing with the ten divisions of Sanskrit drama (nata), describing their technical aspects and essential dramaturgical principals. These ten types of drama are categorised based on the plot (vastu), hero (neta) and sentiment (rasa)
Part 14 - Other features of the D奴tav膩kya
There is no use of Prakrit language in the drama; this is probably because female characters are absent in the drama.
The knowledge of politics of 叠丑腻蝉补 is known from the stanza like:
鈥�谤腻箩测补尘 苍腻尘补 n峁沺膩tmajai岣モ�︹�︹�ε浤乶tamatibhirju峁ａ弓am 艣am膩y膩艣ramam鈥�
鈥�(verse.24).
Further, the epilogue (产丑补谤补迟补惫腻办测补) of 叠丑腻蝉补 is very different from others:
(im膩m s膩garaparyant膩m鈥︹�︹��谤腻箩补蝉颈峁僪补岣� 辫谤补艣腻蝉迟耻 苍补岣�).
His works are very different from others. 叠丑腻蝉补 is not a poet of imagination person like 碍腻濒颈诲腻蝉补 or 叠腻峁嘺. Therefore, the characters are not imaginary and romantic; they are very real and natural. It should be noted that scholar like Dr. G. Shastri (D奴tav膩kya, p.31) claims that the D奴tav膩kya is either a 痴测腻测辞驳补 or a 痴墨迟丑墨, because it does not conform to the definition of 痴测腻测辞驳补 or 痴墨迟丑墨. However, the D奴tav膩kya is an excellent instance of 痴测腻测辞驳补 as it has a well-known plot and real characters. Suppose, it was a 痴墨迟丑墨, then it should have had imaginary plot and characters.