Dramatic Skills of Bhasa - Part III

Now I am going to highlight some characteristic features of SanskritDrama.

1.  naNdI :-   Any drama should begin with  naNdI,  naNdI  means Benediction.  In this, the author invokes the favourite deity to 

seek the blessing  by which he can be away from the impediments.

AazIvRcns<yuKta inTy< ySmaTàyuJyte, deviÖjn&padIna< tSmaÚaNdIit kIitRta.

nNdiNt samaijka devaí ASya< àyuKtayaimit naNdI.

naNdI  is very important and inevitable though the prayer 

was performed as  pUvRr¼ i.e.,  before starting the dramas.  

The importance of  naNdI  once again emphasized thus -  

AwRt> zBdtae vaip mnaKkaVyawRsUcnm!,  Éas’s  naNdIZlaek s are 

very famous and beautiful .  He use to convey the main theme 

of the chosen play.  Eg., in mXymVyayaeg   >-   

payaTs vae=survxUùdyavsad> padae hre> kuvlyamlof!gnIl>,

y> àae*tiSÇÉuvn³m[e rraj vEdUyRs'³m #vaMbrsagrSy.

In dUtvaKy   >-      pad> payadupeNÔSy svRlaekaeTsv> s v>,

                        VyaivÏae nmuicyeRn tnutaènoen oe.

2. sUÇxar>  -  naq(aepkr[adIin sUÇimTyiÉxIyte, 

                 sUÇ< xarytITyweR sUÇxarae  ing*te.

                 Avxay àyaeKta c yaeKt¨[amupdezk>, 

                 naq(gu[g[aepet> sUÇxarae=iÉxIyte.

sUÇxar>  means Stage-Manager.  He knows all the rules and regulations of dramaturgy. Which are suggested by  Értmuin> in his naq(zaSÇm!,  He comes in the stage and perform  naNdI  and in  Éas‘s plays he use to conduct  Swapna  also.

3. Swapna   :-   Swapna  means prologue.  The introduction of 

any play is called with the term Prologue.  

kwavSTv<zSwapnat! Swapna, kaVykItRn< va naq(a<z< va àkaznm!.

The stage-Manager is introducing the play, and its author to the 

audience ina brief and effective manner. Éas>  is the only play-write  

who use to render it in brief.

                                                                          to be continued .....