Natyashastra

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रङ्गे प्रहरणे कार्यो न चापि व्यक्तघातनम् । संज्ञामात्रेण कर्तव्यं शस्त्राणां मोक्षणं बुधैः ॥ ८७॥

sanskrit

On stage, the use of weapons should not involve actual striking. Their release should be represented only through gestures and indications by skilled actors.

english translation

raGge praharaNe kAryo na cApi vyaktaghAtanam | saMjJAmAtreNa kartavyaM zastrANAM mokSaNaM budhaiH || 87||

hk transliteration by Sanscript