The Prakrits of the Drama : Their Literary Function as Illustrated by the Karpūramañjarī

AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE KARPÜRAMANJARI. G. H. Schokker 1 As is well-known, the Indian plays as a role are written both In Sanskrit, viz. the standard language of the North-Indian civilization, and In Prakrit which represents the Middle Indo-Aryan vernacular. The Prakrit of the drama has two main varieties, viz. Mahārāştri and Sauraseni¹. Here' We

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शोक्कर का मत है कि संस्कृत नाटक में महाराष्ट्री और शौरसेनी का भेद भौगोलिक नहीं, साहित्यिक प्रयोजन का है। राजशेखर की कर्पूरमंजरी तथा नाट्यशास्त्र की भाषासूची से वे दिखाते हैं कि संवाद शौरसेनी में और गेय पद्य महाराष्ट्री में रहते हैं; भेद क्त्वान्त बनाम वर्तमान कृदन्त का है। Schokker argues that Maharastri and Sauraseni in Sanskrit drama mark literary function, not geography. Using Rajasekhara's Karpuramanjari and the dialect list of the Natyasastra he shows Sauraseni carrying dialogue and Maharastri the lyric, distinguished by absolutive against present participle, and indexes the sattaka's Prakrit forms.

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