Natyashastra

siva.sh/natyashastra/6/2/11

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

siva.sh/natyashastra/6/2/12

इत्येष स्वसमुत्थस्तथा परसमुत्थश्च विज्ञेयः । द्विविधस्त्रिप्रकृतिगतस्त्र्यवस्थभावो रसो हास्यः ॥ १२॥

sanskrit

Thus, this Sentiment (Comic Sentiment) is to be understood as arising in two forms: self-generated and caused by others. It is of two types, related to three categories of characters (superior, middling, and inferior), and manifests in three states.

english translation

ityeSa svasamutthastathA parasamutthazca vijJeyaH | dvividhastriprakRtigatastryavasthabhAvo raso hAsyaH || 12||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/natyashastra/6/2/11

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

siva.sh/natyashastra/6/2/12

इत्येष स्वसमुत्थस्तथा परसमुत्थश्च विज्ञेयः । द्विविधस्त्रिप्रकृतिगतस्त्र्यवस्थभावो रसो हास्यः ॥ १२॥

sanskrit

Thus, this Sentiment (Comic Sentiment) is to be understood as arising in two forms: self-generated and caused by others. It is of two types, related to three categories of characters (superior, middling, and inferior), and manifests in three states.

english translation

ityeSa svasamutthastathA parasamutthazca vijJeyaH | dvividhastriprakRtigatastryavasthabhAvo raso hAsyaH || 12||

hk transliteration