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Natyashastra of Bharata Muni with Hindi Commentary (Vol 1)

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पृष्ठ 450, कुल 654 में से

संदर्भ में पढ़ें
पृष्ठ 450

-XX. 64 ] TEN KINDS OF PLAY 365

  1. Different in origin from the [two types of plays] the Nāṭaka and the Prakaraṇa, its plot should be invented, the Hero should be a king and it should be based on [an incident relating to music or affairs of the harem¹.

  2. And it contains an abundance of female characters, has four Acts, graceful gestures as its soul ; well-arranged constituents, many dances, songs and recitations, and love’s enjoyment are its chief features¹.

  3. The Nāṭikā should be known also to contain [a display of] royal manners¹, [fit of] anger², its pacification, and [acts of] deceit (dambha), and to have the Hero³, his queen, the female Messenger and the attendants [as its dramatis personae].

  4. ¹The characteristics of the Nāṭaka and the Prakaraṇa² have been briefly described by me. I shall now speak about the characteristics of the Samavakāra.

The Samavakāra

64-65. It¹ should have the [exploits of] gods as its subject matter (bīja) and an Asura as a well-known and exalted character

60 (C.60b-61a; B.XVIII.58). ¹ Keith seems to be in error about the nature of the subject matter (plot) of the Prak. See Skt. Dr. p. 349. Justification for calling the Pratijñā. a Nāṭikā may be found in the fact that its plot is based on musical lessons given by Udayana to Vāsavadattā and it has four Acts. But according to its Prologue it is a Prakaraṇa. See Pusalker, Bhāsa, pp. 271-272.

61 (C.62; B.XVIII.59). ¹ But for this feature of having four Acts only, the Mālavī. may be considered a Nāṭikā. See Keith. Skt. Dr. p. 350. Ratnā. is a well-known example of the four Act Nāṭikā.

62 (C.63; B.XVIII.60). ¹ C. kāmopacāra for rājopacāra. ² B. krodhadambhsaṃyukta for krodhasaṃyuta cāpi. ³ C. reads 62b as नायकदूतो चापि देवीसम्बन्धा नायिका ज्ञेया.

63 (C.65; B.XVIII.62). ¹ B.C. read one additional couplet (C.64; B.XVIII.61) on the basis of two mss. It does not give any new information. ² C. Prakaraṇanāṭaka-nāṭī-lakṣaṇam uktam for °nāṭaka-lakṣaṇa-nam uktam vipra. Evidently the interpolator who is responsible for the description of the Nāṭī (Nāṭikā) inserted nāṭī in the reading of C. See above 59 note.

64-65 (C.66-67; B.XVIII.63-64). ¹ No old specimen of this type