The Sanskrit Drama in its Origin, Development, Theory & Practice c23.1

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Abhayadatta, in the *Mudrārākṣasa*, 206. Abhayadeva, king (A. D. 1229-32), 254. Abhayakumāra, minister of Creṇika, 260. Abhayapāla, king, 254. Abhimanyu, son of Arjuna, 96, 97, 117, 213. Abhinavagupta, writer on poetics, 103, 220, 291, 294, 318, 319, 320, 338, 342, 343, 344. Abhirāma, commentator on the *Çakuntalā*, 154. Ābhiras, a people, 129, 335, 337, n. 1. Abrupt dialogue (*udghātya*), 328, 341. Abrupt remark (*gaṇḍa*), 329. Abuse, in ritual, as one source of drama, 24, 25. Achievements of the Sanskrit drama, 276-88. Active, for middle, and vice versa, in Bhāsa, 120. Actors and Actresses, 360-4; number of, 66, 110, 345, 346, 347; opening dialogue of, 340; feelings aroused in, 316, 320, 321, 324, 355; see also *Granthikas*, *Caubhikas*, *Çailūṣa*. Acts, 60, 61, 301, 305, 345-51. Address, conventional modes of, 314; as evidence of date of dramatic origin, 69-71. Ādisūra, of Bengal, 212. Ādityasena, of Magadha (A. D. 671), 212. Adultery, as an allegorical character, 255. Advaita form of Viṣṇu doctrine, 251, 252. Aerial car, journeys in an, 190, 229, 233, 246, 255. Agastya, a seer, dialogues of, in the *Ṛgveda*, 14. Aghoraghaṇṭa, a priest, 188, 313, 328. Agni, god of fire, dialogue of, with the gods, 21; saves Avimāraka, 101; saves Sītā, 105. Agnimitra, a prince, hero of the *Mālavikāgnimitra*, 147-9, 165, 364. Agnivarṇa, a prince, 364. Agon, dramatic contest, essential to drama, 45. Aihole inscription (A. D. 634), mentions Kālidāsa, 146. Aischylos, 75, n. 2, 196, 197. Ajayapāla, king (A. D. 1173-6), 258.