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Bhāsa’s plays contain quite a number of novel and fresh ideas and emotions. He also brings in proverbial statements through the dialogues of the characters; they inclusion bolsters the overall aesthetic experience. The following are examples from the Yajña-phala,

A similar example can be seen even in business : (1) Adhiṣṭhāna = Capital and site of business (2) Kartā: the businessman’s and his knack (3) Karaṇa: the stock and instruments of measuring weights and lengths (4) Ceṣtāḥ - advertising and other means of attracting buyers (5) Daiva - customers liking a product or otherwise.

Sonnavadi is a small village. It might have originally been called Svarṇavāḍi. Head of that village was a man called Sonnegowda. People often talked about Bhissegowda being one of his ancestors. Bhissegowda was a pāḻegāra (i.e. chieftain).

Around that time, Sonnegowda was an affluent farmer. Though he never was a pāḻegāra officially, his behaviour was typical of one.

अपने छोटे भाई की सफलता के कारण रामगुप्त में ईर्ष्याभाव बढ़ने लगता है और वह अपने भाई को विभिन्न तरीकों से क्रूरता पूर्ण व्यवहार करता है। उसने अपने भाई की हत्या करने का षडयंत्र भी किया। एक रात अंधकार में छिपकर जब उसने चन्द्रगुप्त विक्रमादित्य पर आक्रमण किया तो चन्द्रगुप्त विक्रमादित्य ने जिसे आक्रमणकर्त्ता की पहचान न होने से, पलटवार करते हुए रामगुप्त को मार डाला। बाद में उसने ध्रुवदेवी से विवाह कर सिंहासनासीन हो गया। यही सार संक्षेप में देवीचन्द्रगुप्त नाटक की कहानी है^[1]।