Natyashastra

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एवं पादस्य जङ्घाया ऊर्वोः कट्यास्तथैव च । समानकरणे चेष्टा सा चारीत्यभिधीयते ॥ १॥

Moving thus simultaneously feet, shanks and the hip is Cārī.

english translation

evaM pAdasya jaGghAyA UrvoH kaTyAstathaiva ca । samAnakaraNe ceSTA sA cArItyabhidhIyate ॥ 1॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विधानोपगताश्चार्यो व्यायच्छन्ते परस्परम् । यस्मादङ्गसमायुक्तास्तस्माद्व्यायाम उच्यते ॥ २॥

As the Cārīs prescribed by rules and connected with ॥ different॥ limbs relate to (vyāyacchante from vyā-yam = stretch out to) one another, they constitute (lit. are called) a vyayāma (system).

english translation

vidhAnopagatAzcAryo vyAyacchante parasparam । yasmAdaGgasamAyuktAstasmAdvyAyAma ucyate ॥ 2॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एकपादप्रचारो यः सा चारीत्यभिसंज्ञिता । द्विपादक्रमणं यत्तु करणं नाम तद्भवेत् ॥ ३॥

Cārī: The movement ॥ mainly॥ with a single foot, is called the Cārī. Karaṇa: The two feet moving ॥ together॥ is called the Karaṇa.

english translation

ekapAdapracAro yaH sA cArItyabhisaMjJitA । dvipAdakramaNaM yattu karaNaM nAma tadbhavet ॥ 3॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

करणानां समायोगः खण्डमित्यभिधीयते । खण्डैस्त्रिभिश्चतुर्भिर्वा संयुक्तं मण्डलं भवेत् ॥ ४॥

Khaṇḍa: A combination of the ॥ three॥ Karaṇas is called the Khaṇḍa. Maṇḍala: Three or four Khaṇḍas combine to make up the Maṇḍala.

english translation

karaNAnAM samAyogaH khaNDamityabhidhIyate । khaNDaistribhizcaturbhirvA saMyuktaM maNDalaM bhavet ॥ 4॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

चारीभिः प्रसृतं नृत्तं चारीभिश्चेष्टितं तथा । चारीभिः शस्त्रमोक्षश्च चार्यो युद्धे च कीर्तिताः ॥ ५॥

From the Cārīs proceed dance as well as movements ॥ in general॥ and release of missiles; and ॥ the stage॥ fighting ॥ in general॥ should be made with the Cārīs.

english translation

cArIbhiH prasRtaM nRttaM cArIbhizceSTitaM tathA । cArIbhiH zastramokSazca cAryo yuddhe ca kIrtitAH ॥ 5॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript