Friday, 18 August 2017

DRAMATIC SKILLS OF BHASA - Part 1

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Sri Gurubhyo namah!
SqeLla merIs!-klazala-mihlana< sÉa< nmn!,
ÉasnaqktNÇaOy<     ivv]e=h< ywamit.
Namaste students! Very good morning to one and all present here to listen my lecture on Dramatic skills of Bhasa.
As  you all are Sanskrit students, you will be aware of the greatness of the Sanskrit Language - the ancient of all the world languages.  Sanskrit is rich with its grammar and literature, added to it are the Vedas, Upanishads and many old scriptures.
A language can be special on its own the poets and writers of the language enhance their own skills with the support and the grandeur of the language.
Many great stalwarts of Sanskrit languages like Bhasa, Kalidasa, Magha, Bhartruhari, Banabhatta, Jayadeva, Bhoja etc., have established their fame.
Bhasa has an unique identity of his own, because of his dramatic skill with with stage-management.  
What do you mean by drama?
Drama is a medium by which one can express his/her emotions, thoughts, intentions to others.  The Indian dramas have been a combination of dance,music and mimetic representation.  Mainly these dramas were intended to give pleasure and delight to the audience.  We can find the references from kaE;ItkI äaü[m! as it is said-iÇv&d! vE izLp< n&Ä< gIt< vaidtimit,  In Vedic literature it is said that the  term izLp< denotes Musical dance performance.  Moreover, the phrase “n&Ä< gIt< c vaidÇ< s¼Itkmudaùtm! ” suggests that Musical dance performances consisting of these three elements dance, song and instrumental music.
kaildas> says in the drama titled malivkai¶imÇm!  that  naq(m!  / Theatre is a sort of visual sacrifice to the Gods, that Siva and Parvati gave two different ways ofdancing Tandava and Lasya; and  that it is full of different kinds of emotions and it is intended to be an amusement satisfying the spectators with different tastes.
devanaimdmamniNt muny> kaNt< ³tu< ca]u;m! ,

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