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अङ्गान्येतानि चत्वारि सर्वेष्वासारितेष्विह । उपोहनं मुखं तेषां युग्मं प्रतिमुखं भवेत् ॥ ८६॥
These four limbs are present in all Āsāritas. The Upohana corresponds to the Mukha, and the Yugma corresponds to the Pratimukha.
english translation
ओजः शरीरसंहारावयमङ्गविधिक्रमः । इत्येव चतुरङ्गानि ज्ञेयान्यासारितानि तु ॥ ८७॥
The Ojaḥ corresponds to the Śarīra (Deha), and the Saṃhāra corresponds to the Saṃharaṇa. Thus, the four limbs of all Āsāritas are to be understood in this sequential order.
english translation
चतुरासारितैर्बद्धं वर्धमानकमुच्यते । वर्णताललयग्रन्थवाद्याभिनयवर्धनात् ॥ ८८॥
A composition bound by the four Āsāritas is called the Vardhamānaka. It is so named because of the gradual increase in syllables (varṇa), Tāla, tempo (laya), instrumental music, and gestures, which together enhance the performance of the dancers.
english translation
पात्राणां वृद्धियोगाच्च वर्धमानकमुच्यते । वर्धमाने शरीरस्य भवेदासारितस्य च ॥ ८९॥
The Vardhamānaka is so called on account of the gradual combination of its parts. In the Vardhamāna, the body and the Āsārita are mutually related, each constituting the other.
english translation
कार्यकारणभावेन परस्परविकल्पनम् । यथा वृक्षाद्भवेद्बीजो बीजाद्वृक्षस्य सम्भवः ॥ ९०॥
The body of the Vardhamāna and the Āsārita are mutually related as effect and cause. Just as the seed grows into a tree, and the tree in turn gives rise to the seed, so too do they constitute each other.
english translation