Sahrdayaloka Part 02

SR No.: 006909
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Tapasvi Nandi
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 642
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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SAHDAYĀLOKA kāma-śộngāra-samyuktā
syād ekánka-vinirmitā.” This follows Sā. Visvanātha does not seem to accept Bhoja's tradition. Thus, in case of gosthi two traditions seem to run parallel, though perhaps the one represented by Bhoja could be earlier.
Hallīsaka - This art-form is read in Vātsyāyana, A.bh., Bho.; H., N.D., śā., NLRK., Vägbhata II, and S.D. Viśvanātha reads the name as 'Halliśa' for Hallisaka. The A.bh. (pp. 181, N.S. Vol. I. G.O.S., ibid) - has the following -
"mandalena tu yannţttam hallīsakam iti smộtam, ekas tatra tu netā syād
gopastriņām yathā hariḥ.” . Thus, hallisaka, acc. to A.bh., is a sort of dance - or rythanic bodily movements, - in circle, where there is one leader (of the group), like Hari of gopa-ladies. It seems that there is one man in the middle, like Krsna and a circle of girls come round him dancing. The verse quoted in A.bh. is quoted by Bhoja also while he defines ‘hallīsa', as one of the six varieties of the Sabdālamkāra called Preksya in the śabdālamkāra section. In the S.K.Ā. (pp. 309, N.S. Bombay '39) Hallīsaka is defined as -
"mandalena tu yat strīņām nộtyam hallīsakam tu tat, tatra netā bhaved eko
gopa-strīņam harir yathā.” This is from the A.bh. Dr. Raghavan (pp. 555, Śļ. Pra. ibid) observes : "The Hallisaka and Rāsa of the Sanskrit Nātya literature are almost identical with the 'garba' of Gujarat and the Kummi and Kudiccuppāttu of Tamilnad and the Kaikottikkali of Malabar. The only difference in the South Indian varieties seems to be in the Tāla or rhythem kept by the palms as the dancers go around.” Bhoja (Śr. Pra. pp. 468, ibid. Ch. XI) observes :
"yan mandalena nșttam strīņām hallisakam tu yat-prāhuḥ, tatraiko netā syād gopastrīņam iva murāri).”