Natyashastra

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

“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 by Sanscript