Saṃskṛta-nāṭaka - The Upa-rūpakas (Part 2)
11. Saṃlāpaka – A saṃlāpaka has either three or four acts and the nāyaka is a pāṣaṇḍa[1], i.e., a heretic. The play evokes all rasas except for śṛṅgāra and karuṇa. The plot consists of the story of an attack on a town, a display of pride, a suggestion of war and other manmade and natural calamities. Bhāratī-vṛtti and kaiśikī-vṛttis are absent. Example: Māyākāpālika.