Natyashastra

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उन्मादो नाम इष्टजनवियोगविभवनाशाभिघात- वातपित्तश्लेष्मप्रकोपादिभिर्विभावैरुत्पद्यते । तमनिमित्तहसितरुदितोत्क्रुष्टासम्बद्धप्रलापशयितोपविष्टोत्थित- प्रधावितनृत्तगीतपठितभस्मपांस्ववधूलनतृणनिर्माल्यकुचेल- चीरघटककपालशरावाभरणधारणोपभोगैरनेकैश्चानवस्थितैश्चेष्टा- नुकरणादिभिरनुभावैरभिनयेत् । अत्रार्ये भवतः - इष्टजनविभवनाशादभिघाताद्वातपित्तकफकोपात् । विविधाच्चित्तविकारादुन्मादो नाम सम्भवति ॥ ८४॥

sanskrit

Insanity (unmāda) is caused by Determinants such as death of beloved persons, loss of wealth, stroke of adversity, derangement of [the three humours]: wind (vāta), biles (pitta), phelgm (śleṣmā), and the like. It is to be represented on the stage by laughing, weeping, crying, talking, lying down, sitting, running, dancing, singing and reciting [something] without any reason, smearing [the body] with ashes and dust, taking grass, Nirmālya[4]. soiled cloth, tags, potsherd and earthen tray as decoration [of the body], many other senseless acts, and imitation of others. There are two Āryās on this point: 84. Insanity occurs owing to death of beloved persons, loss of wealth, accidental hurt, wind (vāta), biles (pitta), phlegm (kapha), derangement of the heart in various ways.

english translation

unmAdo nAma iSTajanaviyogavibhavanAzAbhighAta- vAtapittazleSmaprakopAdibhirvibhAvairutpadyate | tamanimittahasitaruditotkruSTAsambaddhapralApazayitopaviSTotthita- pradhAvitanRttagItapaThitabhasmapAMsvavadhUlanatRNanirmAlyakucela- cIraghaTakakapAlazarAvAbharaNadhAraNopabhogairanekaizcAnavasthitaizceSTA- nukaraNAdibhiranubhAvairabhinayet | atrArye bhavataH - iSTajanavibhavanAzAdabhighAtAdvAtapittakaphakopAt | vividhAccittavikArAdunmAdo nAma sambhavati || 84||

hk transliteration by Sanscript