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Prahasanas
in Sanskrit Literature
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SA
TABLE B Characteristics of the Prahasanas New characteristics mentioned in according to Nātyaśāstra - other works on dramaturgy. 1 Has two varieties - śuddha and 1 Has three varieties - Suddha, sankīrṇa.
Vikrta and Sankirņa. (DR). 2 Śuddha - Has Bhagavat, Tāpasa 2 ľuddha has the heretics, Brāhmins, and Vipra.
servants and parasites as its
characters. (DR) . 3 Sankīrņa - Has Veśyā, Ceta, 3 Vikrta has eunuchs, chamber
Napuṁsaka, Vița and Dhūrtas. lains, ascetics etc. (DR) T O 4 Theme - Some popular topic 4 Sankīrṇa type has Vithyángás
of incident of hypocrisy (DR) through disputes between
Dhūrtas and Vitas, 5 May have Vīthyngas
5 The Arabhati Vrtti, the Viskam
bhaka and the Praveśaka shall not
be employed. (SD) 6 Provides light entertainment 6 May have ten limbs like Avala(rañjakarasapradhāna)
gita, A vaskanda etc., (RS) 7 Women, children and the 7 May have two acts. (NLRK)
gullible are the chief en joyers. 8 Simplicity and lack of va
riety in plot. 9 Kaiśki Vịtti may not be
employed. 10 Has only Mukha and Nir
vahaņa Sandhis 11 Percussion instruments like
Mşdanga, Paņava and Dardara shall be played when staged.
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 Bhāna as a play form, unpublished thesis of Dr. S.S. Janaki, K.S.R.
Institute, Madras-4. 2 Bhāvaprakāśana-GOS*-45, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1930. 3 Dasarūpaka - NS Press, 1941, Sambhodhi 7-1.4
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