Natyashastra

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योऽयं स्वभावो लोकस्य सुखदुःखसमन्वितः । सोऽङ्गाद्यभिनयोपेतो नाट्यमित्यभिधीयते ॥ ११९॥

sanskrit

"This is the nature of the world, endowed with both happiness and sorrow. When it is expressed through acting and other elements, it is called drama."

english translation

yo'yaM svabhAvo lokasya sukhaduHkhasamanvitaH | so'GgAdyabhinayopeto nATyamityabhidhIyate || 119||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/natyashastra/1/119

योऽयं स्वभावो लोकस्य सुखदुःखसमन्वितः । सोऽङ्गाद्यभिनयोपेतो नाट्यमित्यभिधीयते ॥ ११९॥

sanskrit

"This is the nature of the world, endowed with both happiness and sorrow. When it is expressed through acting and other elements, it is called drama."

english translation

yo'yaM svabhAvo lokasya sukhaduHkhasamanvitaH | so'GgAdyabhinayopeto nATyamityabhidhIyate || 119||

hk transliteration by Sanscript