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[Contents]DDadhittha, a monkey,233.Daityas, propitiated in the preliminaries of the drama,339, n.3.Dakṣiṇāvartanātha, commentator on theMeghadūta,145.Dāmodara,99,and seeKṛṣṇa.Dāmodaragupta, author of theKuṭṭanīmata,171,362,368.Dāmodaramiçra, redactor of theMahānāṭaka,270.Dānavas, demons,267,339,n.3,366.Dance,12,15,16,25,26,42,44,45,50,57,58,112,160,291,296,338,350,351.Daṇḍin, author,104,129,193,221,330,363.Dantivarman, dubious name of a king,204.Danturā, a go-between,261.Daçapura, use ofBhūtabhāṣāin,287.Daçaratha, a king,100,101,189,226,228,232,245.Daçārha festival,42.Date of Bhāsa’s dramas,93–5.Dead, worship of, and drama,46,47.Death on the stage,105,110,140,292,354.Deccan, colour of people of the,366;dramatic performances in the,363.Deceitful hero,307.Decline of the drama, causes of,242–4.Demi-gods, as heroes of theḌima,347.Demons, as heroes of theḌima,347,and seeDaityas, Dānavas, Rākṣasas.Dénouement(kārya), as an element of the plot,298;wonder appropriate in the,325.Desire, as a character,251.Determinants (vibhāva), in dramatic theory,315ff.Deus ex machina, Gaurī as,175,176.Devajī, father of Rāmakṛṣṇa,274.Devakī, mother of Kṛṣṇa,40,98.Devanāgarī recension, of theÇakuntalā,154,155;theVikramorvaçī,151;theVeṇīsaṁhāra,219.Devapāla of Mālava,249.Devarāta, a minister,187.Devasomā, a damsel attached to a Çaiva mendicant,182,185.Deva Sūri, Jain sage,259,260.Development (garbha), third juncture of the drama,299.Development of affection (narmagarbha),327.Devil, in mediaeval mystery plays,24,39.Devotion, as a sentiment,325, n.1.Dhanadeva, father of Yaçaḥpāla,254,260.Dhanaṁjaya, writer on poetics,292,321,325,328,329,340,347.Dhānaṁjaya, in a Buddhist drama,84.Dhaneçvara, father of Jyotirīçvara,261.Dhanika, writer on poetics,220,223,271,293,350,366.Dhanika Paṇḍita,293.Dhārāvarṣa, prince of Candrāvatī,247,265.Dhāriṇī, a queen,148,149,155,159,163,165.Dhāvaka, misreading for Bhāsa,171.Dhīrasiṅha, father of Jyotirīçvara,261.Dhīreçvara, family,261.Dialogue (saṁlāpa),327.Dialogues of the Veda, alleged dramatic character of the,13–23.Digambara Jainism,252.Diggers of underground passages, speech of (cf. JRAS. 1923, p. 591),88,336.Dignāga, alleged enemy of Kālidāsa,145.Dionysos, Greek god,66.Dionysos, Indian, i.e. Çiva,42, n.1.Dionysos Melanaigis,38.Discrimination, as a character,251,252,254,255.Disguise, of girl as boy, as motif,234,235.Disguise, assumed on the stage,303.Disgust (jugupsā), as the basis of the sentiment of horror,323.Dithyramb, and drama,39.Division into acts,60,61.Division of sentiment, not allowed in the drama,278,279.Doors of the stage, number of,360.Double consonant, with short vowel, in place of single consonant and long vowel,121.Double entendre,304.Dṛḍhavarman, uncle of Vāsavadattā,173,174,360.Dhṛṣṭadyumna, slays Droṇa,213.Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a king,96,106,117,214,216,218.Double letters, produce strength of style,332.Dramatic elements in Vedic ritual,23–7.Dramilas, speech of the,337, n.1,and seeDraviḍas.Draupadī, wife of the Pāṇḍavas,63,97,212,213,214,218,233,265,266,270.Draviḍas, speech of,336,337;colour of,366.Dream, as motif,303;truthful in early hours of morning,234.Dress of actors,366.Drinking, as an allegorical character,255.Droṇa, preceptor of the Kauravas,97,213.Drop, or expansion (bindu), as an element of the plot,298.[378]Duhika, variant of Durduka,231.Duḥçāsana,212,214,216.Duḥṣanta (Duṣyanta), a king, hero of theÇakuntalā,152–5,297,341,365.Dumb actors,53,273.Dundubhi,228.Durācāra, a pupil,261.Duration of acts of certain dramas,346,351.Durduka, father of Rājaçekhara,231.Durgāpūjā, festival in Bengal,262.Durmukha, in theUttararāmacarita,190,329.Durvāsas, an ascetic,153,158,268,298.Duryodhana, chief of the Kauravas,38, n.2,96,97,106,110,111,114,212,214,215,216,218,266,278,300,304,309,329,354.Duty, as superior to private interest, in Kālidāsa,153,154.

[Contents]DDadhittha, a monkey,233.Daityas, propitiated in the preliminaries of the drama,339, n.3.Dakṣiṇāvartanātha, commentator on theMeghadūta,145.Dāmodara,99,and seeKṛṣṇa.Dāmodaragupta, author of theKuṭṭanīmata,171,362,368.Dāmodaramiçra, redactor of theMahānāṭaka,270.Dānavas, demons,267,339,n.3,366.Dance,12,15,16,25,26,42,44,45,50,57,58,112,160,291,296,338,350,351.Daṇḍin, author,104,129,193,221,330,363.Dantivarman, dubious name of a king,204.Danturā, a go-between,261.Daçapura, use ofBhūtabhāṣāin,287.Daçaratha, a king,100,101,189,226,228,232,245.Daçārha festival,42.Date of Bhāsa’s dramas,93–5.Dead, worship of, and drama,46,47.Death on the stage,105,110,140,292,354.Deccan, colour of people of the,366;dramatic performances in the,363.Deceitful hero,307.Decline of the drama, causes of,242–4.Demi-gods, as heroes of theḌima,347.Demons, as heroes of theḌima,347,and seeDaityas, Dānavas, Rākṣasas.Dénouement(kārya), as an element of the plot,298;wonder appropriate in the,325.Desire, as a character,251.Determinants (vibhāva), in dramatic theory,315ff.Deus ex machina, Gaurī as,175,176.Devajī, father of Rāmakṛṣṇa,274.Devakī, mother of Kṛṣṇa,40,98.Devanāgarī recension, of theÇakuntalā,154,155;theVikramorvaçī,151;theVeṇīsaṁhāra,219.Devapāla of Mālava,249.Devarāta, a minister,187.Devasomā, a damsel attached to a Çaiva mendicant,182,185.Deva Sūri, Jain sage,259,260.Development (garbha), third juncture of the drama,299.Development of affection (narmagarbha),327.Devil, in mediaeval mystery plays,24,39.Devotion, as a sentiment,325, n.1.Dhanadeva, father of Yaçaḥpāla,254,260.Dhanaṁjaya, writer on poetics,292,321,325,328,329,340,347.Dhānaṁjaya, in a Buddhist drama,84.Dhaneçvara, father of Jyotirīçvara,261.Dhanika, writer on poetics,220,223,271,293,350,366.Dhanika Paṇḍita,293.Dhārāvarṣa, prince of Candrāvatī,247,265.Dhāriṇī, a queen,148,149,155,159,163,165.Dhāvaka, misreading for Bhāsa,171.Dhīrasiṅha, father of Jyotirīçvara,261.Dhīreçvara, family,261.Dialogue (saṁlāpa),327.Dialogues of the Veda, alleged dramatic character of the,13–23.Digambara Jainism,252.Diggers of underground passages, speech of (cf. JRAS. 1923, p. 591),88,336.Dignāga, alleged enemy of Kālidāsa,145.Dionysos, Greek god,66.Dionysos, Indian, i.e. Çiva,42, n.1.Dionysos Melanaigis,38.Discrimination, as a character,251,252,254,255.Disguise, of girl as boy, as motif,234,235.Disguise, assumed on the stage,303.Disgust (jugupsā), as the basis of the sentiment of horror,323.Dithyramb, and drama,39.Division into acts,60,61.Division of sentiment, not allowed in the drama,278,279.Doors of the stage, number of,360.Double consonant, with short vowel, in place of single consonant and long vowel,121.Double entendre,304.Dṛḍhavarman, uncle of Vāsavadattā,173,174,360.Dhṛṣṭadyumna, slays Droṇa,213.Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a king,96,106,117,214,216,218.Double letters, produce strength of style,332.Dramatic elements in Vedic ritual,23–7.Dramilas, speech of the,337, n.1,and seeDraviḍas.Draupadī, wife of the Pāṇḍavas,63,97,212,213,214,218,233,265,266,270.Draviḍas, speech of,336,337;colour of,366.Dream, as motif,303;truthful in early hours of morning,234.Dress of actors,366.Drinking, as an allegorical character,255.Droṇa, preceptor of the Kauravas,97,213.Drop, or expansion (bindu), as an element of the plot,298.[378]Duhika, variant of Durduka,231.Duḥçāsana,212,214,216.Duḥṣanta (Duṣyanta), a king, hero of theÇakuntalā,152–5,297,341,365.Dumb actors,53,273.Dundubhi,228.Durācāra, a pupil,261.Duration of acts of certain dramas,346,351.Durduka, father of Rājaçekhara,231.Durgāpūjā, festival in Bengal,262.Durmukha, in theUttararāmacarita,190,329.Durvāsas, an ascetic,153,158,268,298.Duryodhana, chief of the Kauravas,38, n.2,96,97,106,110,111,114,212,214,215,216,218,266,278,300,304,309,329,354.Duty, as superior to private interest, in Kālidāsa,153,154.

[Contents]DDadhittha, a monkey,233.Daityas, propitiated in the preliminaries of the drama,339, n.3.Dakṣiṇāvartanātha, commentator on theMeghadūta,145.Dāmodara,99,and seeKṛṣṇa.Dāmodaragupta, author of theKuṭṭanīmata,171,362,368.Dāmodaramiçra, redactor of theMahānāṭaka,270.Dānavas, demons,267,339,n.3,366.Dance,12,15,16,25,26,42,44,45,50,57,58,112,160,291,296,338,350,351.Daṇḍin, author,104,129,193,221,330,363.Dantivarman, dubious name of a king,204.Danturā, a go-between,261.Daçapura, use ofBhūtabhāṣāin,287.Daçaratha, a king,100,101,189,226,228,232,245.Daçārha festival,42.Date of Bhāsa’s dramas,93–5.Dead, worship of, and drama,46,47.Death on the stage,105,110,140,292,354.Deccan, colour of people of the,366;dramatic performances in the,363.Deceitful hero,307.Decline of the drama, causes of,242–4.Demi-gods, as heroes of theḌima,347.Demons, as heroes of theḌima,347,and seeDaityas, Dānavas, Rākṣasas.Dénouement(kārya), as an element of the plot,298;wonder appropriate in the,325.Desire, as a character,251.Determinants (vibhāva), in dramatic theory,315ff.Deus ex machina, Gaurī as,175,176.Devajī, father of Rāmakṛṣṇa,274.Devakī, mother of Kṛṣṇa,40,98.Devanāgarī recension, of theÇakuntalā,154,155;theVikramorvaçī,151;theVeṇīsaṁhāra,219.Devapāla of Mālava,249.Devarāta, a minister,187.Devasomā, a damsel attached to a Çaiva mendicant,182,185.Deva Sūri, Jain sage,259,260.Development (garbha), third juncture of the drama,299.Development of affection (narmagarbha),327.Devil, in mediaeval mystery plays,24,39.Devotion, as a sentiment,325, n.1.Dhanadeva, father of Yaçaḥpāla,254,260.Dhanaṁjaya, writer on poetics,292,321,325,328,329,340,347.Dhānaṁjaya, in a Buddhist drama,84.Dhaneçvara, father of Jyotirīçvara,261.Dhanika, writer on poetics,220,223,271,293,350,366.Dhanika Paṇḍita,293.Dhārāvarṣa, prince of Candrāvatī,247,265.Dhāriṇī, a queen,148,149,155,159,163,165.Dhāvaka, misreading for Bhāsa,171.Dhīrasiṅha, father of Jyotirīçvara,261.Dhīreçvara, family,261.Dialogue (saṁlāpa),327.Dialogues of the Veda, alleged dramatic character of the,13–23.Digambara Jainism,252.Diggers of underground passages, speech of (cf. JRAS. 1923, p. 591),88,336.Dignāga, alleged enemy of Kālidāsa,145.Dionysos, Greek god,66.Dionysos, Indian, i.e. Çiva,42, n.1.Dionysos Melanaigis,38.Discrimination, as a character,251,252,254,255.Disguise, of girl as boy, as motif,234,235.Disguise, assumed on the stage,303.Disgust (jugupsā), as the basis of the sentiment of horror,323.Dithyramb, and drama,39.Division into acts,60,61.Division of sentiment, not allowed in the drama,278,279.Doors of the stage, number of,360.Double consonant, with short vowel, in place of single consonant and long vowel,121.Double entendre,304.Dṛḍhavarman, uncle of Vāsavadattā,173,174,360.Dhṛṣṭadyumna, slays Droṇa,213.Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a king,96,106,117,214,216,218.Double letters, produce strength of style,332.Dramatic elements in Vedic ritual,23–7.Dramilas, speech of the,337, n.1,and seeDraviḍas.Draupadī, wife of the Pāṇḍavas,63,97,212,213,214,218,233,265,266,270.Draviḍas, speech of,336,337;colour of,366.Dream, as motif,303;truthful in early hours of morning,234.Dress of actors,366.Drinking, as an allegorical character,255.Droṇa, preceptor of the Kauravas,97,213.Drop, or expansion (bindu), as an element of the plot,298.[378]Duhika, variant of Durduka,231.Duḥçāsana,212,214,216.Duḥṣanta (Duṣyanta), a king, hero of theÇakuntalā,152–5,297,341,365.Dumb actors,53,273.Dundubhi,228.Durācāra, a pupil,261.Duration of acts of certain dramas,346,351.Durduka, father of Rājaçekhara,231.Durgāpūjā, festival in Bengal,262.Durmukha, in theUttararāmacarita,190,329.Durvāsas, an ascetic,153,158,268,298.Duryodhana, chief of the Kauravas,38, n.2,96,97,106,110,111,114,212,214,215,216,218,266,278,300,304,309,329,354.Duty, as superior to private interest, in Kālidāsa,153,154.

[Contents]DDadhittha, a monkey,233.Daityas, propitiated in the preliminaries of the drama,339, n.3.Dakṣiṇāvartanātha, commentator on theMeghadūta,145.Dāmodara,99,and seeKṛṣṇa.Dāmodaragupta, author of theKuṭṭanīmata,171,362,368.Dāmodaramiçra, redactor of theMahānāṭaka,270.Dānavas, demons,267,339,n.3,366.Dance,12,15,16,25,26,42,44,45,50,57,58,112,160,291,296,338,350,351.Daṇḍin, author,104,129,193,221,330,363.Dantivarman, dubious name of a king,204.Danturā, a go-between,261.Daçapura, use ofBhūtabhāṣāin,287.Daçaratha, a king,100,101,189,226,228,232,245.Daçārha festival,42.Date of Bhāsa’s dramas,93–5.Dead, worship of, and drama,46,47.Death on the stage,105,110,140,292,354.Deccan, colour of people of the,366;dramatic performances in the,363.Deceitful hero,307.Decline of the drama, causes of,242–4.Demi-gods, as heroes of theḌima,347.Demons, as heroes of theḌima,347,and seeDaityas, Dānavas, Rākṣasas.Dénouement(kārya), as an element of the plot,298;wonder appropriate in the,325.Desire, as a character,251.Determinants (vibhāva), in dramatic theory,315ff.Deus ex machina, Gaurī as,175,176.Devajī, father of Rāmakṛṣṇa,274.Devakī, mother of Kṛṣṇa,40,98.Devanāgarī recension, of theÇakuntalā,154,155;theVikramorvaçī,151;theVeṇīsaṁhāra,219.Devapāla of Mālava,249.Devarāta, a minister,187.Devasomā, a damsel attached to a Çaiva mendicant,182,185.Deva Sūri, Jain sage,259,260.Development (garbha), third juncture of the drama,299.Development of affection (narmagarbha),327.Devil, in mediaeval mystery plays,24,39.Devotion, as a sentiment,325, n.1.Dhanadeva, father of Yaçaḥpāla,254,260.Dhanaṁjaya, writer on poetics,292,321,325,328,329,340,347.Dhānaṁjaya, in a Buddhist drama,84.Dhaneçvara, father of Jyotirīçvara,261.Dhanika, writer on poetics,220,223,271,293,350,366.Dhanika Paṇḍita,293.Dhārāvarṣa, prince of Candrāvatī,247,265.Dhāriṇī, a queen,148,149,155,159,163,165.Dhāvaka, misreading for Bhāsa,171.Dhīrasiṅha, father of Jyotirīçvara,261.Dhīreçvara, family,261.Dialogue (saṁlāpa),327.Dialogues of the Veda, alleged dramatic character of the,13–23.Digambara Jainism,252.Diggers of underground passages, speech of (cf. JRAS. 1923, p. 591),88,336.Dignāga, alleged enemy of Kālidāsa,145.Dionysos, Greek god,66.Dionysos, Indian, i.e. Çiva,42, n.1.Dionysos Melanaigis,38.Discrimination, as a character,251,252,254,255.Disguise, of girl as boy, as motif,234,235.Disguise, assumed on the stage,303.Disgust (jugupsā), as the basis of the sentiment of horror,323.Dithyramb, and drama,39.Division into acts,60,61.Division of sentiment, not allowed in the drama,278,279.Doors of the stage, number of,360.Double consonant, with short vowel, in place of single consonant and long vowel,121.Double entendre,304.Dṛḍhavarman, uncle of Vāsavadattā,173,174,360.Dhṛṣṭadyumna, slays Droṇa,213.Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a king,96,106,117,214,216,218.Double letters, produce strength of style,332.Dramatic elements in Vedic ritual,23–7.Dramilas, speech of the,337, n.1,and seeDraviḍas.Draupadī, wife of the Pāṇḍavas,63,97,212,213,214,218,233,265,266,270.Draviḍas, speech of,336,337;colour of,366.Dream, as motif,303;truthful in early hours of morning,234.Dress of actors,366.Drinking, as an allegorical character,255.Droṇa, preceptor of the Kauravas,97,213.Drop, or expansion (bindu), as an element of the plot,298.[378]Duhika, variant of Durduka,231.Duḥçāsana,212,214,216.Duḥṣanta (Duṣyanta), a king, hero of theÇakuntalā,152–5,297,341,365.Dumb actors,53,273.Dundubhi,228.Durācāra, a pupil,261.Duration of acts of certain dramas,346,351.Durduka, father of Rājaçekhara,231.Durgāpūjā, festival in Bengal,262.Durmukha, in theUttararāmacarita,190,329.Durvāsas, an ascetic,153,158,268,298.Duryodhana, chief of the Kauravas,38, n.2,96,97,106,110,111,114,212,214,215,216,218,266,278,300,304,309,329,354.Duty, as superior to private interest, in Kālidāsa,153,154.

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Dadhittha, a monkey,233.Daityas, propitiated in the preliminaries of the drama,339, n.3.Dakṣiṇāvartanātha, commentator on theMeghadūta,145.Dāmodara,99,and seeKṛṣṇa.Dāmodaragupta, author of theKuṭṭanīmata,171,362,368.Dāmodaramiçra, redactor of theMahānāṭaka,270.Dānavas, demons,267,339,n.3,366.Dance,12,15,16,25,26,42,44,45,50,57,58,112,160,291,296,338,350,351.Daṇḍin, author,104,129,193,221,330,363.Dantivarman, dubious name of a king,204.Danturā, a go-between,261.Daçapura, use ofBhūtabhāṣāin,287.Daçaratha, a king,100,101,189,226,228,232,245.Daçārha festival,42.Date of Bhāsa’s dramas,93–5.Dead, worship of, and drama,46,47.Death on the stage,105,110,140,292,354.Deccan, colour of people of the,366;dramatic performances in the,363.Deceitful hero,307.Decline of the drama, causes of,242–4.Demi-gods, as heroes of theḌima,347.Demons, as heroes of theḌima,347,and seeDaityas, Dānavas, Rākṣasas.Dénouement(kārya), as an element of the plot,298;wonder appropriate in the,325.Desire, as a character,251.Determinants (vibhāva), in dramatic theory,315ff.Deus ex machina, Gaurī as,175,176.Devajī, father of Rāmakṛṣṇa,274.Devakī, mother of Kṛṣṇa,40,98.Devanāgarī recension, of theÇakuntalā,154,155;theVikramorvaçī,151;theVeṇīsaṁhāra,219.Devapāla of Mālava,249.Devarāta, a minister,187.Devasomā, a damsel attached to a Çaiva mendicant,182,185.Deva Sūri, Jain sage,259,260.Development (garbha), third juncture of the drama,299.Development of affection (narmagarbha),327.Devil, in mediaeval mystery plays,24,39.Devotion, as a sentiment,325, n.1.Dhanadeva, father of Yaçaḥpāla,254,260.Dhanaṁjaya, writer on poetics,292,321,325,328,329,340,347.Dhānaṁjaya, in a Buddhist drama,84.Dhaneçvara, father of Jyotirīçvara,261.Dhanika, writer on poetics,220,223,271,293,350,366.Dhanika Paṇḍita,293.Dhārāvarṣa, prince of Candrāvatī,247,265.Dhāriṇī, a queen,148,149,155,159,163,165.Dhāvaka, misreading for Bhāsa,171.Dhīrasiṅha, father of Jyotirīçvara,261.Dhīreçvara, family,261.Dialogue (saṁlāpa),327.Dialogues of the Veda, alleged dramatic character of the,13–23.Digambara Jainism,252.Diggers of underground passages, speech of (cf. JRAS. 1923, p. 591),88,336.Dignāga, alleged enemy of Kālidāsa,145.Dionysos, Greek god,66.Dionysos, Indian, i.e. Çiva,42, n.1.Dionysos Melanaigis,38.Discrimination, as a character,251,252,254,255.Disguise, of girl as boy, as motif,234,235.Disguise, assumed on the stage,303.Disgust (jugupsā), as the basis of the sentiment of horror,323.Dithyramb, and drama,39.Division into acts,60,61.Division of sentiment, not allowed in the drama,278,279.Doors of the stage, number of,360.Double consonant, with short vowel, in place of single consonant and long vowel,121.Double entendre,304.Dṛḍhavarman, uncle of Vāsavadattā,173,174,360.Dhṛṣṭadyumna, slays Droṇa,213.Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a king,96,106,117,214,216,218.Double letters, produce strength of style,332.Dramatic elements in Vedic ritual,23–7.Dramilas, speech of the,337, n.1,and seeDraviḍas.Draupadī, wife of the Pāṇḍavas,63,97,212,213,214,218,233,265,266,270.Draviḍas, speech of,336,337;colour of,366.Dream, as motif,303;truthful in early hours of morning,234.Dress of actors,366.Drinking, as an allegorical character,255.Droṇa, preceptor of the Kauravas,97,213.Drop, or expansion (bindu), as an element of the plot,298.[378]Duhika, variant of Durduka,231.Duḥçāsana,212,214,216.Duḥṣanta (Duṣyanta), a king, hero of theÇakuntalā,152–5,297,341,365.Dumb actors,53,273.Dundubhi,228.Durācāra, a pupil,261.Duration of acts of certain dramas,346,351.Durduka, father of Rājaçekhara,231.Durgāpūjā, festival in Bengal,262.Durmukha, in theUttararāmacarita,190,329.Durvāsas, an ascetic,153,158,268,298.Duryodhana, chief of the Kauravas,38, n.2,96,97,106,110,111,114,212,214,215,216,218,266,278,300,304,309,329,354.Duty, as superior to private interest, in Kālidāsa,153,154.

Dadhittha, a monkey,233.

Daityas, propitiated in the preliminaries of the drama,339, n.3.

Dakṣiṇāvartanātha, commentator on theMeghadūta,145.

Dāmodara,99,and seeKṛṣṇa.

Dāmodaragupta, author of theKuṭṭanīmata,171,362,368.

Dāmodaramiçra, redactor of theMahānāṭaka,270.

Dānavas, demons,267,339,n.3,366.

Dance,12,15,16,25,26,42,44,45,50,57,58,112,160,291,296,338,350,351.

Daṇḍin, author,104,129,193,221,330,363.

Dantivarman, dubious name of a king,204.

Danturā, a go-between,261.

Daçapura, use ofBhūtabhāṣāin,287.

Daçaratha, a king,100,101,189,226,228,232,245.

Daçārha festival,42.

Date of Bhāsa’s dramas,93–5.

Dead, worship of, and drama,46,47.

Death on the stage,105,110,140,292,354.

Deccan, colour of people of the,366;dramatic performances in the,363.

Deceitful hero,307.

Decline of the drama, causes of,242–4.

Demi-gods, as heroes of theḌima,347.

Demons, as heroes of theḌima,347,and seeDaityas, Dānavas, Rākṣasas.

Dénouement(kārya), as an element of the plot,298;wonder appropriate in the,325.

Desire, as a character,251.

Determinants (vibhāva), in dramatic theory,315ff.

Deus ex machina, Gaurī as,175,176.

Devajī, father of Rāmakṛṣṇa,274.

Devakī, mother of Kṛṣṇa,40,98.

Devanāgarī recension, of theÇakuntalā,154,155;theVikramorvaçī,151;theVeṇīsaṁhāra,219.

Devapāla of Mālava,249.

Devarāta, a minister,187.

Devasomā, a damsel attached to a Çaiva mendicant,182,185.

Deva Sūri, Jain sage,259,260.

Development (garbha), third juncture of the drama,299.

Development of affection (narmagarbha),327.

Devil, in mediaeval mystery plays,24,39.

Devotion, as a sentiment,325, n.1.

Dhanadeva, father of Yaçaḥpāla,254,260.

Dhanaṁjaya, writer on poetics,292,321,325,328,329,340,347.

Dhānaṁjaya, in a Buddhist drama,84.

Dhaneçvara, father of Jyotirīçvara,261.

Dhanika, writer on poetics,220,223,271,293,350,366.

Dhanika Paṇḍita,293.

Dhārāvarṣa, prince of Candrāvatī,247,265.

Dhāriṇī, a queen,148,149,155,159,163,165.

Dhāvaka, misreading for Bhāsa,171.

Dhīrasiṅha, father of Jyotirīçvara,261.

Dhīreçvara, family,261.

Dialogue (saṁlāpa),327.

Dialogues of the Veda, alleged dramatic character of the,13–23.

Digambara Jainism,252.

Diggers of underground passages, speech of (cf. JRAS. 1923, p. 591),88,336.

Dignāga, alleged enemy of Kālidāsa,145.

Dionysos, Greek god,66.

Dionysos, Indian, i.e. Çiva,42, n.1.

Dionysos Melanaigis,38.

Discrimination, as a character,251,252,254,255.

Disguise, of girl as boy, as motif,234,235.

Disguise, assumed on the stage,303.

Disgust (jugupsā), as the basis of the sentiment of horror,323.

Dithyramb, and drama,39.

Division into acts,60,61.

Division of sentiment, not allowed in the drama,278,279.

Doors of the stage, number of,360.

Double consonant, with short vowel, in place of single consonant and long vowel,121.

Double entendre,304.

Dṛḍhavarman, uncle of Vāsavadattā,173,174,360.

Dhṛṣṭadyumna, slays Droṇa,213.

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a king,96,106,117,214,216,218.

Double letters, produce strength of style,332.

Dramatic elements in Vedic ritual,23–7.

Dramilas, speech of the,337, n.1,and seeDraviḍas.

Draupadī, wife of the Pāṇḍavas,63,97,212,213,214,218,233,265,266,270.

Draviḍas, speech of,336,337;colour of,366.

Dream, as motif,303;truthful in early hours of morning,234.

Dress of actors,366.

Drinking, as an allegorical character,255.

Droṇa, preceptor of the Kauravas,97,213.

Drop, or expansion (bindu), as an element of the plot,298.[378]

Duhika, variant of Durduka,231.

Duḥçāsana,212,214,216.

Duḥṣanta (Duṣyanta), a king, hero of theÇakuntalā,152–5,297,341,365.

Dumb actors,53,273.

Dundubhi,228.

Durācāra, a pupil,261.

Duration of acts of certain dramas,346,351.

Durduka, father of Rājaçekhara,231.

Durgāpūjā, festival in Bengal,262.

Durmukha, in theUttararāmacarita,190,329.

Durvāsas, an ascetic,153,158,268,298.

Duryodhana, chief of the Kauravas,38, n.2,96,97,106,110,111,114,212,214,215,216,218,266,278,300,304,309,329,354.

Duty, as superior to private interest, in Kālidāsa,153,154.


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