नाट्यशास्त्र

Natyashastra

Chapters

अध्याय १

adhyAya 1

Origin of Drama

127 verses

अध्याय २

adhyAya 2

Description of the Playhouse

105 verses

अध्याय ३

adhyAya 3

Pūjā to the Gods of the Stage

102 verses

अध्याय ४

adhyAya 4

Description of the Class Dance

320 verses

अध्याय ५

adhyAya 5

Preliminaries of a Play

200 verses

अध्याय ६

adhyAya 6

Sentiments (rasa)

83 verses

अध्याय ७

adhyAya 7

Emotional and other States (bhāva)

121 verses

अध्याय ८

adhyAya 8

Gestures of Minor Limbs (upāṅga)

178 verses

अध्याय ९

adhyAya 9

Gestures of Major Limbs (aṅga)

284 verses

अध्याय १०

adhyAya 10

Cari Movements

103 verses

अध्याय ११

adhyAya 11

Maṇḍala movements

70 verses

अध्याय १२

adhyAya 12

Maṇḍala movements

235 verses

अध्याय १३

adhyAya 13

Different Gaits (gati)

86 verses

अध्याय १४

adhyAya 14

Zones (kakṣyā) and Local Usages (pravṛtti)

130 verses

अध्याय १५

adhyAya 15

Verbal representation (vācika) and Prosody (chandaḥśāstra)

227 verses

अध्याय १६

adhyAya 16

Metrical Patterns (chandas)

172 verses

अध्याय १७

adhyAya 17

Diction of a Play (lakṣaṇa)

150 verses

अध्याय १८

adhyAya 18

Rules on the use of Languages (bhāṣā)

126 verses

अध्याय १९

adhyAya 19

Modes of Address (nāman) and Intonation (kāku)

154 verses

अध्याय २०

adhyAya 20

Ten Kinds of Play (daśarūpa)

77 verses

अध्याय २१

adhyAya 21

Limbs of Segments (sandhi)

227 verses

अध्याय २२

adhyAya 22

Styles (vṛtti)

332 verses

अध्याय २३

adhyAya 23

Costumes and Make-up (nepathya)

23 verses

अध्याय २४

adhyAya 24

Harmonious Representation (sāmānyābhinaya)

89 verses

अध्याय २५

adhyAya 25

Dealings with Courtezans (veśyā)

125 verses

अध्याय २६

adhyAya 26

Varied Representation (citrābhinaya)

38 verses

अध्याय २७

adhyAya 27

Success in Dramatic Production (siddhi)

104 verses

अध्याय २८

adhyAya 28

On the Instrumental Music (ātodya)

149 verses

अध्याय २९

adhyAya 29

On Stringed Instruments (tata)

119 verses

अध्याय ३०

adhyAya 30

On Hollow Instruments (suṣira)

12 verses

अध्यायः ३१

adhyAyaH 31

On the Time-measure (tāla)

null verses

अध्यायः ३२

adhyAyaH 32

The Dhruvā Songs

null verses

अध्यायः ३३

adhyAyaH 33

On Covered Instruments (avanaddha)

null verses

अध्याय ३४

adhyAya 34

Types of Characters (prakṛti)

null verses

अध्याय ३५

adhyAya 35

Distribution of Roles (bhūmikā)

41 verses

अध्याय ३६

adhyAya 36

Descent of Drama on the Earth

51 verses

अध्याय ३७

adhyAya 37

37

32 verses