Natyashastra
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पाञ्चालमध्यमा चेति विज्ञेयास्तु प्रवृत्तयः । दैविकी मानुषी चैव सिद्धिः स्याद्द्विविधैव तु ॥ २६॥
The two types of activities are: the divine (daiviki) and the human (manushi). Success is achieved in both these types, which are to be understood as the intermediate and central styles.
english translation
pAJcAlamadhyamA ceti vijJeyAstu pravRttayaH । daivikI mAnuSI caiva siddhiH syAddvividhaiva tu ॥ 26॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptशारीराश्चैव वैणाश्च सप्त षड्जादयः स्वराः । [निषादर्षभगान्धारमध्यपञ्चमधैवताः ॥] ततं चैवावनद्धं च घनं सुषिरमेव च ॥ २७॥
The bodily and stringed sounds are the seven notes: Shadja, Rishabh, Gandhara, Madhyama, Panchama, Dhaivata, and Nishada. These are followed by flat, sharp, and open notes, along with dense and hollow sounds.
english translation
zArIrAzcaiva vaiNAzca sapta SaDjAdayaH svarAH । [niSAdarSabhagAndhAramadhyapaJcamadhaivatAH ॥] tataM caivAvanaddhaM ca ghanaM suSirameva ca ॥ 27॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptचतुर्विधं च विज्ञेयमातोद्यं लक्षणान्वितम् । ततं तन्त्रीगतं ज्ञेयमवनद्धं तु पौष्करम् ॥ २८॥
The four kinds to be understood are: the ascending (Udyam) with specific characteristics, the one associated with strings (Tantrigata), the one with a flat tone (Avanaddha), and the one with a full, robust quality (Poushkara).
english translation
caturvidhaM ca vijJeyamAtodyaM lakSaNAnvitam । tataM tantrIgataM jJeyamavanaddhaM tu pauSkaram ॥ 28॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptघनस्तु तालो विज्ञेयः सुषिरो वंश एव च । प्रवेशाक्षेपनिष्क्रामप्रासादिकमथान्तरम् ॥२९॥
The solid (Ghanu) is to be understood as the rhythm (Tāla), the hollow (Suṣiro) as the flute (Vaṃśa), and the entrance, dismissal, exit, and the palace-like structures (Praveśākṣepa, Niṣkrāma, Prāsādika) represent various transitions or movements in the context.
english translation
ghanastu tAlo vijJeyaH suSiro vaMza eva ca । pravezAkSepaniSkrAmaprAsAdikamathAntaram ॥29॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptगानं पञ्चविधं ज्ञेयं ध्रुवायोगसमन्वितम् । चतुरस्रो विकृष्टश्च रङ्गस्त्र्यश्रश्च कीर्तितः ॥ ३०॥
The five types of singing (Gāna) should be known as those associated with the fixed musical system (Dhruvāyoga). The stage (Ranga) is described as four-cornered (Chaturasra) and distorted (Vikrṣṭa), and it is also described as triangular (Tryaśra).
english translation
gAnaM paJcavidhaM jJeyaM dhruvAyogasamanvitam । caturasro vikRSTazca raGgastryazrazca kIrtitaH ॥ 30॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript