Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v2.c79.8

v2.c79.8

It seems, therefore, that the school of Dramaturgy had an existence separate from the orthodox school of Poetics. It is thus not surprising that Bharata should set apart, as he does, a chapter of his work for dealing with the ornaments of Poetry, so far as they apply to the drama (nāṭakāśraya). In his discussion of the guṇas and doṣas in their application to the drama, he expressly designates them as kāvya-guṇas and kāvya-doṣas (xvi 92, 84) respectively; and with reference to the alaṃkāras he says kāvyasyaite hyalaṃkārāḥ (xvi 41) ⁵, making it clear at the same time that he considers them only as embellishments of the dramatic speech.