Natyashastra
न वयं परिहासेन न विरोधेन न चेर्ष्यया । पृच्छामो भगवन् नाट्यमुपदेशार्थमेव तु ॥ ९॥
We are not asking out of jest, rivalry, or envy. O Lord, we ask only to understand the teachings of drama.
english translation
na vayaM parihAsena na virodhena na cerSyayA । pRcchAmo bhagavan nATyamupadezArthameva tu ॥ 9॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript