AmuKaM 1 Commencement. 2 (In dramas) A prologue, prelude ( prastAvanA ); every Sanskrit play is introduced by AmuKa . It is thus defined in S. D. nawI vidUzako vApi pAripArSvaka eva vA . sUtraDareRa sahitAH saMlApaM yatra karvate .. citrErvAkvEH syakAryottyEH ( pb ) prastutAkzepimirmiTaH . AmuKaM tattu vijYeyaM nAmnA prastAvanApi sA .. 287. — KaM ind. To the face.