Natyashastra

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एकं भुजमुपाधाय सम्प्रसारितजानुकम् । स्थानं प्रसारितं नाम सुखसुप्तस्य कारयेत् ॥ २३१॥

Resting the head on one arm and stretching the knees — this posture is called Prasārita and should be used to depict someone enjoying a pleasant sleep.

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अधोमुखस्थितं चैव विवर्तितमिति स्मृतम् । शस्त्रक्षतमृतोत्क्षिप्तमत्तोन्मत्तेषु कारयेत् ॥ २३२॥

Lying face downwards is known as Vivartita posture. It should be used to represent someone wounded by a weapon, dead, vomiting, intoxicated, or mad.

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अंसोपरि शिरः कृत्वा कर्पूरक्षोभमेव च । उद्वाहितं तु विज्ञेयं लीलया वेशने प्रभोः ॥ २३३॥

With the head resting on the shoulder and making a slight movement (like brushing off camphor), the posture is known as Udvāhita. It is to be used in sportiveness or on hearing the master's words.

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ईषत्प्रसारिते जङ्घे यत्र स्रस्तौ करावुभौ । आलस्यश्रमखेदेषु नतं स्थानं विधीयते ॥ २३४॥

When the shanks (jaṅghā) are slightly extended and both arms are loosely resting, this posture is called Nata. It is to be used in representing laziness, fatigue, or distress.

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गतिप्राचारस्तु मयोदितोऽयं नोक्तश्च यः सोऽर्थवशेन साध्यः । अतः परं रङ्गपरिक्रमस्य वक्ष्यामि कक्ष्यां प्रविभागयुक्ताम् ॥ २३५॥

The method of Gait and movement has been explained by me; What remains unsaid is to be inferred and applied as required by context. Now I shall describe the divisions of the stage (raṅga) In relation to its zones (kakṣyā) and their arrangement.

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Chapter 13

Verses 1-5