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Natyashastra

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निषण्णदेहा पङ्गोस्तु नतजङ्घा तथैव च । सर्वसङ्कुचिताङ्गा च वामने गतिरिष्यते ॥ १३६॥

The cripple is to have a drooping body and bent shanks (lower legs), while the gait of a dwarf should be performed with all limbs contracted.

english translation

न तस्य विक्रमः कार्यो विक्षेपश्चरणस्य च । सोद्वाहिता चूर्णपदा सा कार्या कुहनात्मिका ॥ १३७॥

He should not have a vigorous gait or a forceful movement of the foot. His steps should be short (cūrṇa) and lifted slightly—this is the gait suited to his deceptive (comical) nature.

english translation

विदूषकस्यापि गतिर्हास्यत्रयसमन्विता । अङ्गवाक्यकृतं हास्यं हास्यं नेपथ्यजं स्मृतम् ॥ १३८॥

The gait of the Jester should involve the three types of laughter. Laughter arising from limbs, from speech, and from costume and make-up is to be remembered as the three sources of Comic Sentiment.

english translation

दन्तुरः खलतिः कुब्जः खञ्जश्च विकृताननः । य ईदृशः प्रवेशः स्यादङ्गहास्यं तु तद्भवेत् ॥ १३९॥

Having large teeth, a bald head, a hunchback, lameness, and a distorted face—such an appearance on entering is said to cause laughter due to limbs (aṅga-hāsya).

english translation

यदा तु बकवद्गच्छेदुल्लोकितविलोकितैः । अन्यायतपदत्वाच्च अङ्गहास्यो भवेत्स तु ॥ १४०॥

When one walks like a crane, looking up and down repeatedly, and places the feet unusually—this too becomes a cause of laughter due to limbs (aṅga-hāsya).

english translation