नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

CONTENTS

PREFACE	...	...	VII
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS		...	IX
BIBLIOGRAPHY	...	...	XII
INTRODUCTION	...	...	XXXVII

I. The Present Work, p. XXXVII; 1. General History of the Study, p. XXXVII; 2. Basic Text, p. XL; 3. Translation, p. XLI; 4. Notes to the Translation, p. XLI.

II. The Ancient Indian Theory of Drama, p. XLII; 1. The Meaning of Nāṭya, p. XLII; 2. The Dramatic Conventions, p. XLIV; 3. The Time and Place of Drama, p. XLV; 4. The Unity of Imperession, p. XLV; 5. Criticism of Drama, p. XLV; 6. The Four Aspects of Drama. p. XLVIII.

III. Literary Structure of the Ancient Indian Drama, p. XLIX; The Ten Types of Play. The Nāṭaka, p. XLIX; (a) Subject-matter and the division into Acts, p. XLIX; (b) Explanatory Devices. p. LI; (i) Introductory Scene, p. LI; (ii) The Intimating Speech, p. LI; (iii) The Supporting Scene, p. LI; (iv) The Transitional Scene, p. LI; (v) The Anticipatory Scene, p. LI; (c) The Plot and its Development, p. LI; The Prakaraṇa, LII; The Samavakāra, p. LII; The Īhāmṛga, p. LIII; The Ḍima, p. LIII; The Vyāyoga, p. LIII; The Utsṛṣṭikāṅka, p. LIII; The Prahasana, p. LIII; The Bhāṇa, p. LIV; The Vīthī, p. LIV. 2. Diction of Play, p. LIV; (a) The Use of Metre, p. LIV; (b) Euphony, p. LIV; (c) Suggestive or Significant Names, p. LV; (d) Variety of Languages Dialects, p. LV.

IV. The Ancient Indian Drama in Practice, p. LV; 1. Occasions for Dramatic Performance, p. LV; 2. The Time for Performance, p. LVI; 3. The Playhouse, p. LVII; 4. The Representation, p. LVIII. (a) The Physical Representation, p. LVIII; (b) The Vocal Representation, p. LXI; (c) The Costumes and Make-up, p. LXI; (d) The Temperament, p. LXIII.

V. Literature on the Ancient Indian Drama, p. LXIV; 1. The Early Writers: Śilālin and Kṛśāśva, p. LXIV; 2. The Socalled Sons of Bharata (a) Kohala, (b) Dattila, (c) Śātakarṇi (Śātakarṇa, Śālikarṇa), (d) Aśmakuṭṭa and Nakhakuṭṭa, (e) Bādarāyaṇa (Bādari), p. LXIV; 3. Sam-