The Sanskrit drama : $b in its origin, development, theory and practiceKeith, Arthur Berriedale
History
The Sanskrit drama : $b in its origin, development, theory and practice
Keith, Arthur Berriedale
Sanskrit drama -- History and criticism
There is also an elaborate etiquette [659] as to the mode of addressing
the diverse personages. A king is styled thus by ascetics, but Deva or
Svāmin by his courtiers; his charioteer and Brahmins generally hail him
as Āyuṣmant, ‘long-lived’, while inferiors style him Bhaṭṭa, ‘master’.
The crown prince is styled Svāmin, like his father; the other princes
of the blood (bhartṛdāraka), but also common people, Bhadramukha or
Saumya, preceded by he in the latter case, terms designed to conciliate
by attributing to those addressed the qualities they are desired to
show. [660] The style Bhagavant, ‘blessed’, is appropriate to the gods,
to great sages and saints; Ārya, ‘noble’, is appropriate to Brahmins,
ministers, and elder brothers, while a wife should address her husband
as Āryaputra. Sages address an ascetic as Sādhu; ministers are styled
Amātya or Saciva; the king calls his Vidūṣaka, and is called by him,
Vayasya, ‘friend’. Sugṛhītābhidha, ‘well named one’, is the address
[661] of a pupil to his master, a son to a father, or a younger to an
elder brother, while the latter in return uses Tāta or Vatsa, both
affectionate and condescending terms, suitable also for use to a son,
or any person who owes one respect. Heretics should be given the styles
they affect, thus a Buddhist should be hailed as Bhadanta; Çakas should
be styled by such terms as Bhadradatta. The interjection Haṅho may be
used between men of middle rank, Haṇḍe between common people. The
Vidūṣaka addresses the queen and her ladies as Bhavatī; otherwise the
queen is styled Bhaṭṭinī or Svāminī, a wife as Āryā, a princess
Bhartṛdārikā, a hetaera Ajjukā, a go-between or aged dame Ambā; Halā is
used between friends of equal rank, Hañjā is addressed to a servant.
5. THE SENTIMENTS
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