[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021) › c10.s2.11 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c10.s2.11 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c10.s2.11 - **Language:** English ### [c10.s2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c10.s2.11) Amongst the ten major forms of drama — the \*daśarūpakas\* — the definitions of \*prahasana\* and \*vīthī\* as given in \*Nāṭyaśāstra\* include some categories of debate. In fact, \*vīthī\* is a theatre of debate. Unfortunately, \*vīthīs\* exemplifying the definition in \*Nāṭyaśāstra\* are not available. There are thirteen \*vīthyaṅgas\* (components of \*vīthī\*). Some of them are in fact built in by various forms of debate. These thirteen \*vīthyaṅgas\* create the structure of the prologue of a play and they also make two of the major forms of drama – \*prahasana\* and \*vīthī\*. In \*prahasana\*, characters like a recluse, an ascetic, a brāhmaṇa and others engage themselves in \*hāsyavāda\*, i.e. arguments for creating laughter. Then the play also presents \*dhūrtapravivāda\* (debate between the rogues).¹¹ - [Previous: c10.s2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c10.s2.10) - [Next: c10.s2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c10.s2.12) - [Up: c10.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c10.s2) ## Cites (1) - [Nāṭyaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.bharata.natyasastra) — Bharata, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c10.s2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c10.s2.11) · Pramāṇa