Natyashastra
उत्पाद्य नाट्यवेदं तु ब्रह्मोवाच सुरेश्वरम् । इतिहासो मया सृष्टः स सुरेषु नियुज्यताम् ॥ १९॥
Having created the Nāṭyaveda, Brahmā said to Indra, the lord of the gods, "The Semi-historical Tales have been composed by me; let them be performed by the gods."
english translation
utpAdya nATyavedaM tu brahmovAca surezvaram । itihAso mayA sRSTaH sa sureSu niyujyatAm ॥ 19॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript