Natyashastra

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इह प्रकृतयो दिव्या दिव्यमानुष्य एव च । मानुष्य इति विज्ञेया नाट्यनृत्तक्रियां प्रति ॥ २६॥

sanskrit

Here, the three types of characters are to be understood as divine, semi-divine, and human, the last being called human for the purposes of drama and dance.

english translation

iha prakRtayo divyA divyamAnuSya eva ca । mAnuSya iti vijJeyA nATyanRttakriyAM prati ॥ 26॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/natyashastra/12/26

इह प्रकृतयो दिव्या दिव्यमानुष्य एव च । मानुष्य इति विज्ञेया नाट्यनृत्तक्रियां प्रति ॥ २६॥

sanskrit

Here, the three types of characters are to be understood as divine, semi-divine, and human, the last being called human for the purposes of drama and dance.

english translation

iha prakRtayo divyA divyamAnuSya eva ca । mAnuSya iti vijJeyA nATyanRttakriyAM prati ॥ 26॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript