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the work speaks in the first person. He makes mention of 
things terrestrial only, for he says men should not attempt 
to imitate the sentiments of the gods, and gods should be 
represented as men. But still he says that his art has its origin 
in heaven, and the Apsaras and gods and demigods were his only 
actors. But when these actors became experts they began to 
write plays on their own account, and the worst thing they did 
was to ridicule the Rsis. The Rsis in a rage cursed that they 
should be Siidracéri and their wicked knowledge wou'd perish. 
Bharata himself interfered and got the second curse withdrawn. 
But the first stood all the same. 
A short time after Nahusa, a king of the lunar dynasty, 
conquered heaven and became very anxious to have a perform- 
ance at his capital on earth. Bharata induced his actors 
much against their will to comply with the king’s request. They 
came down, lived on earth for some time, and left a progeny ~ 
behind whose hereditary profession was acting, and Kautilya 
in his Artha8astra classes them with Sidras. The celestial actors 
for their success in this art. Bharata did not himself come 
down; Kolaihala variously named Kohila and Kohala was the 
terrestrial teacher. 
aiatueufad fe aaj uta SaATal | 
Re veacasa altars: afaaia | 
vsatatq afcaraa faagifa agae | 
wygatfarfes ate HSTARSTAA | 
arateag | 
Again 
ueatatg antse ufamy sataa: | 
altars hte seamen aa: | 
waren ara fafeepiernafea: | 
Tawieg sald fe actai afereaa | 
Bharata plainly attributes the authorship of the Sastra, 
Dh opposed to the Sitra, to Kohela Vatsya, Sandilya and 
urtita. 
The countries and the tribes mentioned in this book 
Geographical inf are :— (1) Kirata, (2) Barbara, (3) And- 
tion Pe OT™® ra, (4) Drabida, (5) Kasi-kosala, (6) 
Pulinda, and (7) Daksinatya, the in- 
habitants of which if represented in drama should be painted 
black. (1) The Sakas, (2) Yavanas, (3) Pahravas, and (4) the 
Vahlikas are to be painted white. The Panealas, Strasenas, 
