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Curtain in classical Sanskrit drama

Author: Panchal, Goverdhan

Keywords: Sanskrit drama
Sanskrit literature

Issue Date: 1972

Publisher: Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi

Description: This article is about the use of the curtain in the classical Sanskrit theatre in India. Bharata in his Natyashastra also mentions the curtain. The Harivamsha and the Bhagawatapurana also use javanika for the theatre curtain. Several words used for the theatre curtain from Bhasa onwards namely, pata, pati, apati; yamanika; yavanta javanika; tiraskarinee; praiiseera.

Source: Sangeet Natak Akademi

Type: Article

Received From: Sangeet Natak Akademi


DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Panchal, Goverdhan
dc.coverage.spatial India
dc.date.accessioned 2017-06-14T11:42:27Z
dc.date.available 2017-06-14T11:42:27Z
dc.date.issued 1972
dc.description.abstract This article is about the use of the curtain in the classical Sanskrit theatre in India. Bharata in his Natyashastra also mentions the curtain. The Harivamsha and the Bhagawatapurana also use javanika for the theatre curtain. Several words used for the theatre curtain from Bhasa onwards namely, pata, pati, apati; yamanika; yavanta javanika; tiraskarinee; praiiseera.
dc.source Sangeet Natak Akademi
dc.format.extent 23-38 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
dc.subject Sanskrit drama
Sanskrit literature
dc.type Article
dc.identifier.issuenumber 25
dc.format.medium text
DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Panchal, Goverdhan
dc.coverage.spatial India
dc.date.accessioned 2017-06-14T11:42:27Z
dc.date.available 2017-06-14T11:42:27Z
dc.date.issued 1972
dc.description.abstract This article is about the use of the curtain in the classical Sanskrit theatre in India. Bharata in his Natyashastra also mentions the curtain. The Harivamsha and the Bhagawatapurana also use javanika for the theatre curtain. Several words used for the theatre curtain from Bhasa onwards namely, pata, pati, apati; yamanika; yavanta javanika; tiraskarinee; praiiseera.
dc.source Sangeet Natak Akademi
dc.format.extent 23-38 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
dc.subject Sanskrit drama
Sanskrit literature
dc.type Article
dc.identifier.issuenumber 25
dc.format.medium text