The Sanskrit Drama in its Origin, Development, Theory & Practice c20.s9.32

c20.s9.32

A variant of the Nāṭikā is the Saṭṭaka,² which differs from it merely by being all in Prākṛit, in having no introductory scenes of any kind, and in having the acts called Javanikāntara. As the name denotes a form of dance, it is quite possible that it owes its origin as a species to the use of such dances in these plays. We have an example in Rājaçekhara’s *Karpūramañjarī*.