The Sanskrit Drama in its Origin, Development, Theory & Practice c10.s4.2

c10.s4.2

² In the *Pratimānāṭaka* the poet invents the episode of Bharata's learning of Sītā's abduction, of Rāma's taking over the reins of government from Bharata, and his coronation in the hermitage. In the *Pañcarātra* the gift by Duryodhana of half the realm is new.