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He refers to two works dealing with the death of Kamsa and the humiliation of Bali and dramatic representations of these themes (vol. II. p. 34 and p. 36).1 In another passage he makes a reference to the wives of actors 'व्यन्जनानि पुनर्नटभार्यावद्भवन्ति। नटानां स्रनिरियो रकं गता यो यः पृच्छति कस्य यूयं कस्य यूयमिति तं तं तव तवेत्याङुः' (vol. III. p. 7). The महाभाष्य contains many quotations from the works of poets that went before it, some of which possess poetic charm, e.g. 'असि द्वितीयोनुससार पाएडवम्' and 'सक्कषसद्वितीयस्य बलं कृष्णस्य बर्धताम्' (vol. I. p. 426); जधान कंसं किल वासुदव: (vol. II.p. 119); जनादनस्त्वात्मचतुर्थ एव (vol. III. p. 143): प्रियां मयूरः प्रतिनर्नतीति and यद्व्त्वं नरवर नर्नतीषि हृष्टः: (vol. III. p. 338); एति जीवन्तमानन्द: (vol. I. p. 277); वरतनु संप्रवदन्ति कुक्कुटा:2 (vol. I. p.283). The verse8 एति etc. occurs in the युद्धकाएड (129. 2 where it is called लौकिकीगाथा). On the sutra रसादिभ्यक्ष (पा. V.2.95) the Mahabhasya gives the example रसिको नटः (vol. II. p.394), thereby indicating that there were even then in the air some ideas about the relation of rasas to actors. In the days of the महाभाष्य also the face of a charming young woman was compared to the moon, since he cites the example चन्द्रमुखी देवदत्ता (vol. I. p. 397) and remarks that though the moon has many good points what is conveyed here is प्रियदर्शनता. On 'उपमानानि सामान्यवचनैः पा. II. 1. 55 we have 'चन्द्रमुखी देवद्तेति वहवश्चन्द्रे गुया या चासौ प्रियदर्शनता सा गम्यते (महा-

1. महाभाष्य says 'इह तु कथं वर्तमानकालता कंसं घातयति बलिं बन्धयतीति चिरहते कंसे चिरबद्धे च बलौ। अत्रापि युक्ता। कथम्। ये तावदेते शोभनिका नामैते प्रत्यव्षं कंसं घातयन्ति प्रत्यक्षं च बलि बन्धयन्तीति। चित्रेषु कथम् । ... ग्रन्थिकेषु कथम्। यत्र शब्दगडुमात्रं लच्षयते। तेऽपि तेषासुत्पत्तिप्रभृत्या विनाशादृद्वीर्व्याचक्षायाः सतो पुद्धिविषयान् प्रकाशयन्ति' । vol. II. p. 36. This refers to three separate matters. शोभनिक (Explained by कैयट as कंसाधनुकारियां नटाना व्याख्यानौपाध्याया:) represent the killing of कंस; pictures paint these incidents and thirdly poets compose works describing their actions. पतजञलि Says that some of the actors have their faces coloured red and others black. 2. In भौचित्यविचारचर्चा (कारिका 24) तेमेन्द्र quotes as कुमारदास's the verse 'अयि विजहीहि दृढोपगूहनं त्यज नवसक्मभीर वल्लभम्। अरुणकरोद्रम एष वतते वरतनु संप्रवदन्ति कुक्कुटा: ॥', where the महाभाष्य quotation is taken up as if for समस्यापूरय. The verse अयि विजहीहि occurs as an example of शब्दालक्कारगति under सर. क. II. 26. p. 151. 3. Vide I. A. vol. 14 pp. 326 ff and Indische Studien vol. XII pp. 293-496.