________________ Β Α Ν Α Β Η Α Τ Τ Α A Literary Study by Dr. Neeta Sharma This work is an extensive and exhaustive study of the two famous works Harsacarita and Kadambari of Banabhatta, an encyclopaedic genius and the master of Sanskrit prose. It presents an elaborate treatment of the subject, which shows author's wide and intensive study, and capacity for critical evaluation and original approach. Though many eminent scholars have already written a lot on Bana, yet it is admitted that this work is a comprehensive one with critical insight and great understanding. The author also traces the gradual development of Sanskrit prose from the Vedic period upto the time of in criptions and the evolution of the 'artifical prose style.' Besides this the peculiarities and types of the Prose Kavya, the influence of the Harsacarita and the Kadambari on the Alamkarasastra, life and works of Banabhatta and an analytical treatment of his works from literary and historical view-point have also been discussed. Rs 23 BHASA - A STUDY by Dr. A. D. Pusalker In the field of Sanskrit literature, no other event has probably been of as great significance as the discovery, in 1909 by Mm. Dr. T. Ganapati Sastri, of the thirteen plays ascribed to Bhasa. With that discovery, Bhasa who was till then a mere name men tioned in passing by poets, dramatists and anthologists, became not only a reality but one of the most luminous stars in the Sanskrit literary galaxy. In this little over half a century, hundreds of critiques, big and small, have poured forth on the works of Bhasa, but it would be admitted on all hands that the present work, Bhasa- A Study by Dr. A.D. Pusalker, is the most detailed and comprehensive, written with understanding and authority. First published in 1940, this work has come to be considered as almost the last word on the subject. That such an eminent scholar as Dr. A.B. Keith has contributed the foreward to it is in itself a testimony to the high quality of the book. This book is divided into two sections: The first is concerned with the Bhasa Problem and discusses at length the question of authenticity, authorship and date, besides examining and estimating the literary excellence of each of the plays. The second, bigger than the first, takes a yet different line of research. It paints the social conditions of the times of Bhasa as revealed from his works and would, therefore, be of absorbing interest even to those whose concern transcends literature. In addition, the present second edition is brought up to date being supplemented by two new chapters, one of which surveys the recent material on Bhasa and the other is on the Yajnaphalam. Rs 40 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
