Natyashastra

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निश्चेष्टो निष्प्रकम्पत्वादव्यक्तश्वसितादपि । महीनिपतनाच्चापि प्रलयाभिनयो भवेत् ॥ १०७॥

sanskrit

The actor should remain motionless, signifying the absence of trembling, and even more so, the cessation of breathing. Additionally, with the portrayal of falling to the ground, the representation of dissolution (death) is complete.

english translation

nizceSTo niSprakampatvAdavyaktazvasitAdapi | mahInipatanAccApi pralayAbhinayo bhavet || 107||

hk transliteration by Sanscript