Natyashastra

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अथानुभाव इति कस्मात् । उच्यते- अनुभाव्यतेऽनेन वागङ्गसत्त्वकृतोऽभिनय इति । अत्र श्लोकः - वागङ्गाभिनयेनेह यतस्त्वर्थोऽनुभाव्यते । शाखाङ्गोपाङ्गसंयुक्तस्त्वनुभावस्ततः स्मृतः ॥ ५ ॥

sanskrit

“Now, why is the word anubhāva used?” (Answer) “Because this anubhāvayati [the spectators] (i.e. make them feel afterwards) [the effect of] the Histrionic Representation by means of Words, Gestures and the Sattva, it is called anubhāva (Consequent). On this point there is a Śloka: 5. As in it the play (lit. meaning) is anubhāvyate (made to be felt) by means of Words and Gestures, it is called anubhāva, and it relates to words as well as to [gestures and movements of] major and minor limbs.

english translation

athAnubhAva iti kasmAt | ucyate- anubhAvyate'nena vAgaGgasattvakRto'bhinaya iti | atra zlokaH - vAgaGgAbhinayeneha yatastvartho'nubhAvyate | zAkhAGgopAGgasaMyuktastvanubhAvastataH smRtaH || 5 ||

hk transliteration