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SAHRDAYĀLOKA Abhinavagupta illustrates this by the role of Sri. Krisna in Venisahāra. The role of Jațāyu in the Rāma-kathā is the illustration as seen in the ND. (pp. 168, ibid) - ‘kārya' is explained by Bharata (XIX. 26) as,
yad adhikārikam vastu samyak prājñaiḥ prayujyate, tad artho yaḥ samārambhaḥ
tat kāryam parikīrtitam." Dr. Bhat translates : (pp. 169) : The total effort, which is appropriately employed by the intelligent dramatist) for the purpose of the main plot, is called "kārya' or “Dramatic Action." .
This ‘kārya' is 'itivṛttasya phalam’ as explained by Dhanika, which is of the form of three pursuits of life, viz. dharma, artha, and kāma, either taken individually or jointly. · The DR (I. 16b) has -
"kāryam trivargaḥ, śuddham
ekā’nekā'nubandhi ca." The total effort is action employed for the achievement of this goal. This is also termed kārya, which has five 'avasthās'. So, the kārya which is of the form of trivarga is the goal, to achieve which, bīja is cast, bindu operates and physical effortkārya-divided into five avasthā-s, is made. These avasthas have five sandhi-s or joints conceived as parrallel, in the plot. The sandhi-s one or many seen in 'patākā’ or subsidiary plot are termed as 'anusandhi' (NS. XIX. 28) -
(Lollara and others explain that anu-sandhi is to deal with the story of patākānāyaka - "tathā lollatā"dyās tu manyante, parárthe sādhayitavye patākānāyakasya itivștta-bhāgā anu-sandhayaḥ.]
The patākā extends upto either 'garbha' or 'vimarśa' juncture. It terminates before 'nirvahana' because the composition of 'patākā' and its construction are meant only for the main plot (vs. 29)
DR. treats of parākāsthānakas along with 'patākā'. This follows the pattern of the NS. which also picks up ‘patākāsthānakas' or suggestive happening i.e. plotindications after the treatment of patākā'.
There can be two explanations for this. The first reason is similarity in name. But this is not backed by logic. But second reason is that these suggestive devices also contribute, like 'patākā', to the cause of helping the hero in his endeavour to
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