Natyashastra

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मोहो नाम दैवोपघातव्यसनाभिघातव्याधिभयावेगपूर्ववैरा- नुस्मरणादिभिर्विभावैः समुत्पद्यते । तस्य निश्चैतन्यभ्रमण- पतनाघूर्णनादर्शनादिभिरनुभावैरभिनयः प्रयोक्तव्यः । अत्र श्लोकस्तावदार्या च - अस्थाने तस्करान्दृष्ट्वा त्रासनैर्विविधैरपि । तत्प्रतीकारशून्यस्य मोहः समुपजायते ॥ ५२॥

sanskrit

Distraction (moha) is caused by Determinants such as accidental injury, adversity, sickness, fear, agitation, remembering past enemity and the like. It is to be represented on the stage by Consequents such as want of movement, [excessive] movement of [a particular] limb, falling down, reeling, not seeing properly and the like. There is a Śloka on this point: 52. Due to seeing a robber in an unexpected place or from panic of different kinds distraction occurs in a man when he finds no help [near by].

english translation

moho nAma daivopaghAtavyasanAbhighAtavyAdhibhayAvegapUrvavairA- nusmaraNAdibhirvibhAvaiH samutpadyate | tasya nizcaitanyabhramaNa- patanAghUrNanAdarzanAdibhiranubhAvairabhinayaH prayoktavyaH | atra zlokastAvadAryA ca - asthAne taskarAndRSTvA trAsanairvividhairapi | tatpratIkArazUnyasya mohaH samupajAyate || 52||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/natyashastra/7/52

मोहो नाम दैवोपघातव्यसनाभिघातव्याधिभयावेगपूर्ववैरा- नुस्मरणादिभिर्विभावैः समुत्पद्यते । तस्य निश्चैतन्यभ्रमण- पतनाघूर्णनादर्शनादिभिरनुभावैरभिनयः प्रयोक्तव्यः । अत्र श्लोकस्तावदार्या च - अस्थाने तस्करान्दृष्ट्वा त्रासनैर्विविधैरपि । तत्प्रतीकारशून्यस्य मोहः समुपजायते ॥ ५२॥

sanskrit

Distraction (moha) is caused by Determinants such as accidental injury, adversity, sickness, fear, agitation, remembering past enemity and the like. It is to be represented on the stage by Consequents such as want of movement, [excessive] movement of [a particular] limb, falling down, reeling, not seeing properly and the like. There is a Śloka on this point: 52. Due to seeing a robber in an unexpected place or from panic of different kinds distraction occurs in a man when he finds no help [near by].

english translation

moho nAma daivopaghAtavyasanAbhighAtavyAdhibhayAvegapUrvavairA- nusmaraNAdibhirvibhAvaiH samutpadyate | tasya nizcaitanyabhramaNa- patanAghUrNanAdarzanAdibhiranubhAvairabhinayaH prayoktavyaH | atra zlokastAvadAryA ca - asthAne taskarAndRSTvA trAsanairvividhairapi | tatpratIkArazUnyasya mohaH samupajAyate || 52||

hk transliteration by Sanscript