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SAHRDAYĀLOKA matter, (creation of) wonder (i.e. sense of wonder), and absence of discontinuation of the theme."
Dhanika in the Avaloka (pp. 63) observes : vivakṣitā’rtha-nibandhanam, gopyā’rtha-gopanam, prakāśyártha-prakāśanam, abhinaya-rāga-vặddhis' camatkāritvam ca kāvyasya itivịttasya vistara ity angaiḥ șaț prayojanāni sampādyanta iti. -
It may be noted that these guide-lines for making the stage-presentation successful are more relevent when the theme is historical or borrowed from ancient sources. For example Kalidāsa removed Dusyanta's unwelcome behaviour of disowning Sakuntalā till a divine voice was heard, as read in the Mahābhārata. Instead he invented the episode of the curse of Durvasas to lift the image of his hero.
After Bharata's views expressing the necessity of presenting sandhyangas for the success of presentation the NS. treats five authópaksepaka-s i.e. Introductory or presentation devices (VS. 110-116, Ch. XIX N.S.). Prior to this 64 sandhyangas are discussed in the NS. We will deal with sandhi-s and sandhyangas in greater detail later in this chapter. But here we will discuss the "Introductory Devices" first.
Arthonaksepaka-s :
NS. XIX. 110 observes that there are five Introductory or presentation devices such as -
viskambhakaś cūlikā caiva tathā caiva praveśakaḥ, ankávatāro'nkamukham
arthopakṣepa-pañcakam." Five presentation devices are - (i) viskambhaka, (ii) praveśaka, (iii) cūlikā, (iv) ankā’vatāra and (v) anka-mukha.
These are explained individually in the NS. as follows : (vs. 111): "madhyama-purușa-niyojyo
nātaka-mukha-sandhi-mātra-sancārah, viskambhakas tu kāryaḥ purohitā’mātya-kancukibhiḥ."
(Translation, Dr. Bhat, p. 179) -
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