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INTRODUCTION yuzyethān, Mv VII 35/36, recurs as istena yugyasva in Śak V 13/14, am amhe contemo tam tumhānani hodu, Mv VII. 35 /36, is similar to yad ecchāmte tad astu in Sak IV 19/20, vīraprasavini bhava, Mv VII 35/36, occurs in Sak IV. 4/5.1 Utt V 20 resembles Sak VII 13, and Māl II, 11 d reminds one of Ragh XI 93
13 BEAVABHŪTI'S SELF-REPETITIONS
Anundoram Borooah has already drawn attention to the fact that Bhavabhūti repeats himself? These iepetitions are not only to be found in verses, but also in prose portions In verses the repetitions sometimes extend over a whole stanza, and sometimes over two feet or only one I append below a most exhaustive list.
a Repetitions of verses or portions of verses Māl Utt.
Mv I. 9cd
I 5cd I 25 a
I. 24 c I. 27
VI. 12 I. 31 a
I 24 a IV. 7
IV. 15 IV. 8c
III 28 a V gab
II 45 a b V 19 a
II 29 a V. 32cd
II. 31 cd VI 8 a b
I 36 a b VIII. 3
I 34 VIII 9 a
I 34 a IX 3 b
V 54 b IX 6 II 21
V 41 IX 9cd
I 18 cd IX. 12
III 31 IX 14
I 31 IX. 20
III 38 IX. 20 a
I 40 a IX. 24 a
V 40 c IX 24 a b
II. 20 cd IX 24cd
V. 42 cd
* It is, however, likely that these were the usual expressions for the invocation of blessings, hence their recurrence in the works of both
Bhavabhūti and his place in Sansierat Lrterature, p. 4. His list, however, is very meagre
