nAwikA A short or light comedy, one of the Uparūpakas, q. v. ; e. g. the Ratnāvalī, Priyadarśikā or Viddhaśālabhanjikā. The S. D. thus defines it: - nAwikA kxptavfttA syAtstrIprAyA caturaMkikA . praKyAto DIralalitastatra syAnnAyako nfpaH .… syAdaMtaHpurasaMbaMDA saMgItavyApftA'TavA . navAnurAgA kanyA'tra nAyikA nfpavaMSajA . saMpravarteta netAsyAM devyAstrAsena SaMkitaH . ( pb ) devi putarBavejjyezWA pragalBA nfpavaMSajA . pade pade mAnavatI tadvaSaH saMgamo dvayoH . vfttiH syAtkOSikI svalpavimarzAH saMDayaH punaH .. 539.