Pratimānāṭakam
It is named from the incident that Bharata came to know quite unexpectedly about the death of his father and on seeing the statue (Pratimā). It is based on the Ayōdhyākāṇḍa of Rāmāyaṇa.
This drama is considered one of the beautiful pieces of Sanskrit literature. It receives its title from the Pratimās (statues) that plays an important part in the third part of the play. It is based on the Ayōdhyākāṇḍa of Rāmāyaṇa with the additional incident of Rāma’s return to Ayōdhyā after Sītā’s rescue and his coronation as the King. Emotions (rasa) are considered to be the main feature of this play and karunārasa (compassion) is shown in full force. The story starts with the announcement of coronation of Rāma that is followed by its disruption because of Mantharā. The scene of action is the hall of statues, the Pratimāgṛham. Bharata, upon return from his uncle’s residence awaits at the outskirts of Ayōdhyā for astrological reasons for the auspicious time. He enters the hall of statues and faints when he learns about his father’s demise. And this is followed by the narration of the noble characters of Rāma and Bharata , their obedience to parents and their love and affection for each other. And the next act where Rāvaṇa abducts Sītā is considered to be a superior work of excellence and Bhāsa dared to bring Rāma and Rāvaṇa face to face even at this stage. Bhāsa then introduces a remorseful Kaikeyī who opts to take the blame on herself for sending Rāma to the forest and the final act culminates with Rāma returning to the hermitage of Bharadvāja after destroying Rāvaṇa and coronating Vibhīṣaṇa as the King of Laṅkā.
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