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“Daśarūpaka-Vicāra”
1635 With this, the DR. III. i begins with the topic of 'nātaka' with the words -
"prakstitvād athā’nyeşām bhūyo-rasa-parigrahāt, sampūrņa-lakṣaṇatvāc ca
pūrvam nāțakam ucyate.” As nāțaka forms the base of other varieties of rūpakas, as rasa is delineated to its highest and most varied condition, and as nāțaka is said to be accomplished by all characteristics, it is discussed first.
The Avaloka observes : (pp. 135, ibid) - uddișța-dharmakam hi nāțakam anuddisţadharmāņām prakaraņā”dīnām prakṛtiḥ śesam pratītam - The Laghuţikā observes : (pp. 135, ibid) : tatra prathamam nāțakalakṣaṇa-vacảne hetur uktaḥ, ‘prakstitvād'iti. anyeşām prakaraņā”dīnām viktibhūtānām asya prakstitvāt, bhūyasām rasānām angatvena, angitvena cā’tra parigrahāt, asya sampurnalaksanatvāc ca, prakaranā”dibhyah pūrvam nātakam ucyate iti. kim idam asya prakrtitvam nāma ity apeksāyām āha ‘uddista-dharmakam” iti.
After this in the DR. III. 2-38a, some miscellenious items, to be taken up later are discussed but DR. III. 38b observes that -
"pañcā’nkam etad, avaram
daśānkam nāțakam param.” i.e. the nāțaka has five acts to begin with, (but it may have) and (upto) ten acts. : Laghuţikā (pp. 153, ibid) has - etan nāțakam avaram pañcā’nkam, param daśānkam iti nāšakasya ankeșu samkhyā-niyamam darśayati, pañcā’nkam' iti. -
The verses in between discuss topics such as pūrva-ranga, bhāratī-vítti, the types such as prarocană etc., three types of prastāvanā (or amukha), vīthyanga-s, the 'itivịtta' of nāțaka, and avoiding such portions of the itivștta as are not favourable to the nāyaka..
Thus the DR. also treats some items such as anka, sthāpanā, etc. along with the nāšaka.
Now it may be noted that even the ND. first defines nāțaka and along with it takes up all topics concerning the nāțaka including the things to be avoided. Then, anka (= act), upāya, (= artha-prakrti-s), daśā, sandhi, sandhyangas, etc. are discussed, followed by the characteristics of prakarana and other types of rūpakas in the second chapter. Vrtti, rasa and abhinaya are discussed in the third chapter
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