Natyashastra

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हितं पथ्यं च वक्तव्यो भवान् स्वर्गाधिपो हि यत् । आचार्यास्तत्र गच्छन्तु गत्वा कुर्वन्तु ते प्रियम् ॥ ६ ॥

You, as the lord of heaven, should speak only what is beneficial and wholesome. Let the teachers proceed there and carry out what is agreeable to them.

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प्रोक्तवांस्तु ततो मां तु नृपतिः स कृताञ्जलिः । इदमिच्छामि भगवन् नाट्यमुर्व्यां प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ ७ ॥

Then the king, with folded hands, addressed me, saying, "O Lord, I wish for this dramatic art to be firmly established on the earth."

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पूर्वमाचार्यकं चैव भवताऽभिहितं श्रुतम् । व्यक्तभावात्विदं लब्धं त्वत्सकाशाद् द्विजोत्तम ॥ ८ ॥

I have previously heard from you about the state of a teacher. This state of manifestation has been attained by me through you, O foremost of the brāhmaṇas.

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पितामहगृहेऽस्माकं तदन्तःपुरे जने । पितामहक्रियायुक्त मुर्वश्यां सम्प्रवर्तितम् ॥ ९ ॥

In the inner chambers of our grandfather’s house, the act associated with our grandfather was initiated by Urvaśī.

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तस्याः प्रणाशशोकेन उन्मादोपरते नृपे । विपन्नेऽन्तःपुरजने पुनर्नाशमुपागतम् ॥ १० ॥

The king, overwhelmed by the grief of her loss and driven to madness, whose harem had been ruined, once again encountered devastation.

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Chapter 37

Verses 11-15