Asatpralapa, Asatpralāpa: 4 definitions
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraAsatpralāpa (असत्प्रलाप, “incoherent chatter”) refers to one of the thirteen types of vīthi, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 20. Vīthi represents one of the daśarūpa or, “ten kinds of dramatic plays”, which are said to have originated from the various styles (vṛtti), discussed in chapter 22 of the same work.
Source: archive.org: Natya ShastraAsatpralāpa (असत्प्रलाप).—One of the thirteen types of vīthi;—When an irrelevant question (lit. sentence) is followed by an equally irrelevant answer, it is an instance of Incoherent Chatter (asat-pralāpa). When to a foolish person a learned man speaks the right words, but his words are not listened to, it is an instance of Incoherent Chatter.
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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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 3-6 - Prahasana rules < [Chapter 3 - Prahasana (critical study)]
Part 8 - Styles (vṛttis) of the Nāṭaka < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭaka (critical study)]
Part 14 - Conclusion < [Chapter 3 - Prahasana (critical study)]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)