Natyashastra

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नृत्तप्रयोगः सृष्टो यः स ताण्डव इति स्मृतः । ऋषय ऊचुः - यदा प्राप्त्यर्थमर्थानां तज्ज्ञैरभिनयः कृतः ॥ २६१॥

sanskrit

The dance technique created for the purpose of obtaining the desired results is remembered as Tāṇḍava. The sages said: "When the purpose of obtaining results is fulfilled, that is when the expression of performance is created by the knowledgeable ones."

english translation

nRttaprayogaH sRSTo yaH sa tANDava iti smRtaH | RSaya UcuH - yadA prAptyarthamarthAnAM tajjJairabhinayaH kRtaH || 261||

hk transliteration by Sanscript