Natyashastra

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भाण्डवाद्यकृते चैव तथा गानकृतेऽपि च । एका तु प्रथमं योज्या द्वे द्वितीयं तथैव च ॥ २८६॥

The same applies to both drum music and singing: one dancer should be assigned to the first, two to the second, and similarly for the others.

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तिस्रो वस्तु तृतीयं तु चतस्रस्तु चतुर्थकम् । पिण्डीनां विधयश्चैव चत्वारः सम्प्रकीर्तिताः ॥ २८७॥

Three dancers should be employed for the third (type), and four for the fourth. The four types of Piṇḍīs have been described as well.

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पिण्डी श‍ृङ्खलिका चैव लताबन्धोऽथ भेद्यकः । पिण्डीबन्धस्तु पिण्डत्वाद्गुल्मः श‍ृङ्खलिका भवेत् ॥ २८८॥

The Piṇḍī, Śṛṅkhalikā, Latābandha, and Bhedyaka are the four types. The Piṇḍībandha is called so because of its lump-like nature, and the Śṛṅkhalikā is a cluster (gulma).

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जालोपनद्धा च लता सनृत्तो भेद्यकः स्मृतः । पिण्डीबन्धः कनिष्ठे तु श‍ृङ्खला तु लयान्तरे ॥ २८९॥

The Latā (vine) is considered to be bound by a net, and the dance performed by Bhedyaka is regarded as a separate individual dance. The Piṇḍībandha is applied in the shortest Āsārita, while the Śṛṅkhalā is used during the Layāntara.

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मध्यमे च लताबन्धो ज्येष्ठे चैवाथ भेद्यकः । पिण्डीनां विविधा योनिर्यन्त्रं भद्रासनं तथा ॥ २९०॥

In the middle, the Latābandha is used, while the Bhedyaka is applied in the longest Āsārita. The Piṇḍīs have diverse origins: Yantra and Bhadrāsana.

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Chapter 4

Verses 291-295