nāṭaka (English spelling)

Japanese: nāṭaka(英語表記)nataka
nāṭaka (English spelling)


[Type of play]
There are ten rūpakas (forms) of drama, and later upa-rūpakas (subforms). The most important of the ten are nāṭaka and prakaraṇa. The nātaka is the basic form of Sanskrit drama, based on legends and consisting of five to ten acts.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "nāṭaka" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[戯曲の種類]
 戯曲には10種のルーパカ(形式)があり,後にはウパ・ルーパカ(副形式)もできた。10種のうち特に重要なのは,ナータカnāṭakaとプラカラナprakaraṇaである。ナータカはサンスクリット劇の基本的形式で,題材を伝説からとり,5幕ないし10幕から成る。…

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