Hanuman Nataka (critical study)

by Nurima Yeasmin | 2015 | 41,386 words

Hinduism Natyashastra

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This page relates ‘Chapter 4’ of the English study on the Hanuman-nataka written by Shri Damodara Mishra in the 11th century. The Hanumannataka is a Mahanataka—a fourteen-act Sanskrit drama dealing with the story of Rama and Hanumat (Hanuman) and presents the events in the lifes of Rama, Sita, Ravana and Hanuman (the son of Anjana and Vayu—the God of the Winds) based on the Ramayana story.

Chapter 4

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1. Rīti (Style) in the Haumannāṭaka

2. Guṇa (quality) in the Haumannāṭaka

3. Figures of Speech (alaṃkāra) Employed in the Hanumannāṭaka

4. Various Rasas Delineated

5. The Principal Sentiment of the Hanumannāṭaka

6. Metres Employed in the Hanumannāṭaka

7. Kavisamayas in the Hanumannāṭaka

8. Padalālitya in the Hanumannāṭaka

9.1. The character of Rāma

9.2. The character of Lakṣmaṇa

9.3. The character of Sumantra

9.4. The character of Rāvaṇa

9.5. The character of Daśaratha

9.6. The character of Paraśurāma

9.7. The character of Vibhīṣaṇa

9.8. The character of Bharata

9.9. The character of Sītā

9.10. The character of Mandodarī

9.11. The character of Kaikeyī

9.12. The character of Kausalya

9.13. The character of Sumitrā

9.14. The character of Viśvāmitra

9.15. The characters of Vālī and Sugrīva

9.16. The character of Aṅgada

9.17. The character of Hanumān

9.18. The character of Mālyavān

9.19. The character of Vasiṣṭha

10. Supernatural Elements

11. Use of Prākṛta

12.1. Nāndī (opening verse) in the Hanumannāṭaka

12.2. Prastāvanā (prologue) in the Hanumannāṭaka

12.3. Arthaprakṛti (causes of dramatic action) in the Hanumannāṭaka

12.4. Nāṭyokti (dramatic technique) in the Hanumannāṭaka

13. Discussion on the Prose

Last Updated: 01 July, 2023

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