Natyashastra

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दूतीदर्शितमार्गस्तु प्रविशेद्रङ्गमण्डलम् । सूचया चाप्यभिनयं कुर्यादर्थसमाश्रयम् ॥ ४१॥

sanskrit

The lover, accompanied by the female messenger who shows the way, should enter the stage. He should enact his role following the Sūcā (a prescribed style or path of movement), expressing the meaning appropriate to the context.

english translation

dUtIdarzitamArgastu pravizedraGgamaNDalam | sUcayA cApyabhinayaM kuryAdarthasamAzrayam || 41||

hk transliteration by Sanscript