Mudralamkara, Mudra-alankara, Mudrālaṃkāra, Mudra-alamkara, Mudralankara, Mudrālaṅkāra: 1 definition
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Mudrālaṃkāra (मुद्रालंकार) refers to the “introduction of the characters through the very first verse of the drama” which should be recited at the end of a Drama, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—In the very beginning of the Drama each and every character should be introduced and that is why the presence of every character is made mandatory just after the unveiling of the curtain. This is to be noted here that in most of the dramas of Bhāsa, the names of the main characters are introduced through the very first verse of the drama and this is generally called the mudrālaṃkāra. Thus the Svapnavāsavadatta of Bhāsa opens with the verse where the characters Udayana, Vāsavadattā, Padmāvatī, Vasantaka are introduced before the audience.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
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