History of Sanskrit Poetics c5.1.3

c5.1.3

A work called भरतार्णव is described in the Catalogue, vol. XII, of the Govt. mss. at the BORI at pp. 460-463. It deals with abhinaya and tāla and appears to be a compilation made from the work of Nandikeśvara by one Sumati. Kāśyapa is recognized as a muni that preceded Bharata and his opinion on rāgas is cited by Abhinava (Intro. p. X to 2nd Vol. of अभिनवभारती, G. O. S.). Three verses of Kāśyapa are quoted by कल्लिनाथ on सं. र. II. 2. 31. काश्यप is cited as an authority on metrics in Agnipuraṇa chap. 336. 22. Vide Dr. De in HSP vol. I. p. 2 note 2. In the ms. 41 of 1924-28 of the A. B. at the Bhandarkar O. Institute pp. 384-391 about 75 verses are quoted from Kaśyapamuni.² The भावप्रकाशन (I. p. 2) quotes a number of expounders of नाट्य such as सदाशिव, गौरी, वासुकि, नारद, अगस्त्य, व्यास, आग्नेय and the pupils of भरत. The सङ्गीतरत्नाकर (I. 15-19) mentions a host of divine, semi-divine and human authors among whom we have सदाशिव, ब्रह्मा, भरत, कश्यप, मतङ्ग, कोहल, नारद, तुम्बर, आग्नेय, नन्दिकेश्वर. नान्यदेव wrote a work called भरतभाष्य or सरस्वतीहृदयालंकारहार which is a commentary in verse on chapters 28-33 of the भरतनाट्यशास्त्र (dealing with music) and mentions मतङ्ग, विशाखिल, काश्यप and वृद्धकाश्यप, नन्दिन, दन्तिल as ancient authorities. नान्यदेव is identified with king नान्यदेव of मिथिला (1097-1133 A. D.). Vide description below of D. C. ms. No. 111 of 1869-70 described in Des. Cat. of Govt. mss. at B. O. R. I. Vol. XII pp. 377-383 and Mr.