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# Rasarnavasudhakara 3.552

Rasārṇavasudhākara 3.552

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.552](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.552)

atha nāma-paribhāṣā-  
anukta-nāmnaḥ prakhyāte kañcuki-prabhṛter api | 331  
itivṛtte kalpite tu nāyakāder api sphuṭam ||

> Now, conventions for proper names:  
> When the name is not mentioned, even for a chamberlain and the like in a well-known plot, / and clearly even for the hero and others in an invented plot,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.552.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.552.p1)

rasa-vastūpayogīni kavir nāmāni kalpayet | 332

> the poet should invent names that are suitable to the aesthetic sentiment and plot.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.3.552) — English, machine translation

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