prakaraRaM 1 Treating, explaining, discussing. 2 ( a ) A subject, topic, department, a subject (of representation); katamatprakaraRamASritya Ś. 1. ( b ) A head or subject of treatment. ( c ) A province or department. 3 A section, chapter or any smaller division of a work. 4 An opportunity, occasion. 5 An affair, a matter. 6 An introduction, prologue. 7 Relation. 8 Doing much or well. 9 A species of drama with invented or ( pb ) fictitious plot; as the mfcCakawika , mAlatImADava, puzpaBUzita &c. The S. D. thus defines it: — Bavet prakaraRe vfttaM lOkikaM kavikalpitaM . SfMgAroM'gI nAyakastu vipro'mAtyo'TavA vaRik . sApAyaDarmakAmArTaparo DIrapraSAMtakaH .. 511.