[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Arts, Poetics, Architecture & Lexicography](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art) › [Dramaturgy and Theory of Theatre](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya) › [Rasarnavasudhakara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara) › 3.16 # Rasarnavasudhakara 3.16 Rasārṇavasudhākara 3.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.16) yathā patākā kasyāpi śobhākṛc cihna-rūpataḥ | svasyopanāyakādīnāṃ vṛttāntas tadvad ucyate || > "Just as a banner (patākā) confers beauty on something by way of being an emblem, / in the same way is described the story of one's subordinate hero and others. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.15.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.15.p1) - [Next: 3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.17) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.3.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhāvaprakāśana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.bhavaprakasana.p1500) — Śāradātanaya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.16) · Pramāṇa