60. ANCIENT WRITERS ON NĀȚYA SĀSTRA 57

ANCIENT WRITERS ON NĀȚYA SĀSTRA 57

अनिरूपयो स्वीकृतमेव)1 On p. 146. (chap.22.)(and 24.1 of Ch.ed.) of भ. भा. it is said that former writers who followed Kohala's doctrines regard that सामान्याभिनय is of six kinds and a verse of कोइल is quoted. On chap. 25. 124. श. भा. p.289 says that oneshould study also the चित्राभिनयs well-known from Kohala's sastra and cites over thirty explanatory verses. The भावप्रकाशन frequently quotes Kohala's views (vide pp. 204, 210, 236, 245, 251). मार्कएडेय, author of प्राकृतसर्वस्त्र, states in the third Intro. verses that after studying the works of शाकल्य, भरत, कोहल, वर रुचि, भामह, वसन्तराज and others he composed his work. This shows that कोहल wrote on Prakrits also, as did Bharata. The रसार्यंवसुधाकर of शिक्ष्भूपाल (p. 8 verses 52-54) states that the sons of Bharata, viz. शाश्डिल्य, कोहल, दत्तिल and मतङ् wrote works on नाव्यशास्त्र. In the कामसूत्र (I. 1. 11, VI.2.55, VI.3.44) mention is made of दत्तक who at the request of the Ganikas of Pataliputra expounded the वैशिक section of कामशास्त्र. The कुट्टनीमत (verses 77, 122) mentions दत्तकाचार्य (v. 1. दन्तिलाचार्य). The अभिनवभारती (vol. I. p. 205, chap. 4.326-327 on ध्रुवा) quotes a sloka from दत्तिलाचार्य. In the B. O. R. I. copy the verses of दत्तिलाचार्य are very frequently quoted on आतोद and ताल. Vide pp. 383 (on chap.28.10),403 (chap. 29. 101 of Ch. ed.), 435, 439 (on chap. 31. 31), 442, 446, 447, 450, 478, 487, 489 (a verse on ओवेयक), 491. Mr. Kavi (in J. Andhra H. R. S. Vol. III. p. 24) stated that his work is called गान्धर्ववेदसार and is now available. दन्तिल andदत्तिल are clearly forms of the same name, but whether theदत्तक mentioned by the कामसूत्र is the same as दत्तिल of the नाट्यशाख is doubtful. Matanga is mentioned as an expert in hollow musical instruments (such as a flute) by 1. Vide नाट्यशास्त्र 31. 513 (Ch. ed.) सैन्धवीमाश्रितं भाषां ज्ञेय सैन्धवक दुध:। रूपकाधादिसंयुक्त सैन्धवं स्यादथोद्धतम् ॥. The corresponding verse in K. M. 31. 315 presents a better reading in the second half as 'रूपवाद्यादिसंयुक्त युग्मतालकृतं तथा'. 2. 'कोहलमतानुसारिभिवृद्धः सामान्याभिनयस्तु षोढा भएयते। तथाहि कोहलः। शिष्टं कामं मिश्रं वक्रं सम्भूतमेकयुक्तत्वम्। सामान्याभिनये यत् षोढा विदुरेतदेव बुधाः। इति। 3. The Vijagapatam ed. of प्राकृतसर्वस्व, 1927 4. Similarly, the रसरत्नप्रदीपिका (recently edited by Dr. R.N. Dandekar in the · भारतीयविधाभवन series) mentions numerous authors and works that the author of the work studied such as कश्यप, कोहल, मतन, दत्तिल, विशाखिल, नारद, तुम्बर, रावण