Basis of Classification of Dramas
16 (P. 11 a1; H. 11 a1).
- vastu netā rasas teṣām bhedako.
‘Dramas are classified according to Subject-matter, Hero, and Sentiment.’
Notes. ‖ Pratāpar. 3. 3. Cf. Lévi, p. 30.
Subdivisions of the Subject-matter
17 (P 11 a2; H. 11 a2).
- vastu netā rasas teṣām bhedako.vastu ca dvidhā.
‘The Subject-matter (vastu) is twofold.’
Notes. ‖ Bh. 19. 2 a; SD. 296 a. Cf. Lévi, p. 31.
18 (P. 11 b; H. 11 b).
- tatrādhikārikam mukhyam aṅgam prāsaṅgikaṃ viduḥ.
‘The main [theme] is known as the Principal Subject (ādhikārika), the subordinate as the Incidental Subject (prāsaṅgika).’
Notes. ‖ Bh. 19. 2 b; SD. 296 b. Cf. Lévi, p. 31.
19 (P. 12; H. 12).
- adhikāraḥ phalasvāmyam adhikārī ca tatprabhuḥ
tannirvartyam abhivyāpi vṛttaṃ syād ādhikārikam.
‘The possession of the desired result [is called] adhikāra, and its possessor [is called] adhikārīn; that which contains an incident connected with him [is called] ādhikārika (Principal Subject).’
Notes. adhivyāpi H., V., P.; ativyāpi Hall p. 38.—This is an etymological explanation of the term ādhikārika. See my notes on 4. 8.
‖ Bh. 19. 3–5 a; SD. 296 c, d. Cf. Lévi, p. 31.
20 (P. 13 a; H. 13 a).
- prāsaṅgikam parārthasya svārtho yasya prasaṅgataḥ.
