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# Dasharupaka 1.12

Daśarūpaka 1.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.dasarupaka.1.12)

adhikāraḥ phalasvāmyamadhikāro ca tatprabhuḥ /  
tanniravartyamabhivyāpi vṛttaṃ syādādhikārikam //

> ‘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).’  
> — George C. O. Haas 1912, The Daśarūpa: A Treatise on Hindu Dramaturgy

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## Translations (1)

- [The Daśarūpa: A Treatise on Hindu Dramaturgy](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.dasarupaka~en-haas.1.19.1) — George C. O. Haas 1912, English

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