Natyashastra

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हास्यस्थानानि यानि स्युः कार्योत्पन्नानि नाटके । उत्तमाधममध्यानामेवं तानि प्रयोजयेत् ॥ ११॥

sanskrit

The situations for laughter in a dramatic performance arise from specific actions or events. These should be appropriately employed in accordance with the superior, middling, and inferior types of characters.

english translation

hAsyasthAnAni yAni syuH kAryotpannAni nATake | uttamAdhamamadhyAnAmevaM tAni prayojayet || 11||

hk transliteration