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२८. आपस्ताभ श्रेतसुत्रातील उधारणे
विजय वाल्हे
२७. अर्थवेदिहील रोहीत्सुक्त एक अध्ययन
कल्पना देशमुख
3. Bharata’s Pathetic Sentiment And ‘Macbeth’
Anuru Mishra
Bharata, the compiler of the Nayasastra and the first exponent of the aphorisms of sentiment,describes various types of sentiment thoroughly in the Nayasastra. Nothing is known certainly either of Bharata or of his date. However, scholars1 like P. V. Kane, S. K. De, A. B. Keith etc. placed the date of the Nayasastra between 300 A. D. – 550 A.D. Bharata’s theory of the sentiments has become a milestone for the scholars of the ancient andmodern. From Kohala to Jagannath Pandit, all are the admirer of Bharata’s Rasasutra. Bharata’s sixth chapterdescribes eight types of the sentiments (rasa), as erotic (sgara), laughter (hasya), pathetic (karua), furious(raudra), heroic (vira), terrible (bhayanaka), odious (vibhatsa) and marvellous (adbhuta). These above sentiments areoriginated from their respective permanent states (sthayibhava) as love (rati), mirth (hasa), sorrow (soka), anger (krodha), courage (utsaha), fear (bhaya), aversion (jugupsa) and wonder (vismaya).2 Some editions of the Nayasastra (like GOS)3 add one more sentiment, i.e. tranquility (santa), of which the permanent state is tranquility (sama).
3. Challenges to Oriental Studies in 21st Century with Special Reference to APSS
Vijaya Valhe
Prologue: Vedic Literature is the oldest literature in the oriental language Sanskrit; it includes four Vedas and other related text and material. Although this literature enjoys the status of ‘World cultural Heritage Literature’ its legacy is completely ignored in this modern world by the Indian people, which further created many difficulties for the in-depth research in the related and interdisciplinary subjects. As a consequence the knowledge of Vedic language like syntax, grammar etc. and other required material for the research is not easily available, hence it is not easy to carry out the research; for example due to non-availability of apt commentary with appropriate explanation the researchers face many difficulties while analyzing the said literature. The foremost problem that an Indian researcher faces while searching for the appropriate reference material is that most of the original manuscripts of these ancient scriptures are in possession of the International Libraries and are very difficult to refer. This paper is to assess the challenges faced by the research scholars of Vedic Literature in general and of APSS in particular.