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appearance of a drama of conversations or dialogues. The characters in HT are generally those of rogues and profigate persons. Quite a rich variety of incidents is shown in t ( anglataRATKAø: ).
eftet is a device used either as an introductory part of a drama or as a supplement to it. It has thirteen sub-divisions. It is full of all the sentiments. It extends over one act. It has one or two characters.
HEX is the last variety of a drama and is defined in the verse विष्कम्भक etc.
In सहक there is neither विष्कम्भक nor प्रवेशक.
The language of the whole drama is one throughtout. It is written either in Sanskrit or in a (generally in una ).
Other varieties of a drama, such as atze and others, are mentioned by migas and other writers on dramaturgy, but 477 merely alludes to them in the next Sutra to enumerate the subdivisions of a no kind of composition and briefly defines them.
The notable difference between a 914mou and the 6975 defined above is that the former has no consistent plot in it, but deals with fragmentary sentences that are to be sung with the accompaniment of gestures, while all the varieties of a drama have a consistent plot which has to be enacted on the stage. Prominence of music is also another feature of a compositions. Movement of all the limbs is also a prominent characteristic of a 99 composition.
no compositions are three-fold (1) Soft (ATT) (2) terrific or wild (367) and (3) of a mixed character.
The first kind of गेयकाव्य is डोम्बिका. It contains songs which describe secret love-affairs,
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