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तथा पिशितहस्तश्च रौद्रो नेपथ्यजस्तु सः । बहुबाहुर्बहुमुखो नानाप्रहरणाकुलः ॥ ५१॥
And the Terrible (Roudra) of the backstage type has hands smeared with filth, Many arms, many heads, and is armed with various kinds of weapons.
english translation
स्थूलकायस्तथा प्रांशुरङ्गरौद्रः प्रकीर्तितः । रक्ताक्षः पिङ्गकेशश्च असितो विकृतस्वरः ॥ ५२॥
The Terrible (Roudra) of the bodily type is described as having a stout body, with prominent limbs, red eyes, reddish hair, a dark (ashen) complexion, and a distorted voice.
english translation
रूक्षो निर्भर्त्सनपरो रौद्रः सोऽयं स्वभावजः । चतुस्तालान्तरोत्क्षिप्तैः पादैस्त्वन्तरपातितैः ॥ ५३॥
This natural (swabhavaja) Terrible (Roudra) is rough and unyielding, with feet lifted and placed down at intervals of four Tālas.
english translation
गतिरेवं प्रकर्तव्या तेषां ये चापि तद्विधाः । अहृद्या तु मही यत्र श्मशानरणकश्मला ॥ ५४॥
Thus should be performed the gait of those [terrible beings], and also those of similar kinds; but where the ground is heartless— like a cremation ground, a desert, or a filthy place.
english translation
गतिं तत्र प्रयुञ्जीत बीभत्साभिनयं प्रति । क्वचिदासन्नपतितैः विकृष्टपतितैः क्वचित् ॥ ५५॥
In that (sentiment), the gait should be employed with repulsive acting, sometimes with near stumbling, sometimes with awkward falling.
english translation