Natyashastra

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त्रिविधस्त्वाङ्गिको द्य्नेयः शारीरो मुखजस्तथा । तथा चेष्टाकृतश्चैव शाखाङ्गोपाङ्गसंयुतः ॥ ११॥

sanskrit

The Gesture is of three kinds, viz. that of the limbs (śārira), that of the face (mukhaja) and that related to [different], movements of the entire body (ceṣṭākṛta) including the Śākhā, the Aṅga and the Upāṅga.

english translation

trividhastvAGgiko dyneyaH zArIro mukhajastathA | tathA ceSTAkRtazcaiva zAkhAGgopAGgasaMyutaH || 11||

hk transliteration

शिरोहस्तकटीदक्षः पार्श्वपादसमन्वितः । अङ्गप्रत्यङ्गसंयुक्तः षडङ्गो नाट्यसंग्रहः ॥ १२॥

sanskrit

Dramatic performance in its entirety relates to the six limbs including the major and the minor ones, such as head, hands, lips, breast, sides and feet.

english translation

zirohastakaTIdakSaH pArzvapAdasamanvitaH | aGgapratyaGgasaMyuktaH SaDaGgo nATyasaMgrahaH || 12||

hk transliteration

तस्य शिरोहस्तोरःपार्श्वकटीपादतः षडङ्गानि । नेत्रभ्रूनासाधरकपोलचिबुकान्युपाङ्गानि ॥ १३॥

sanskrit

The six major limbs (aṅga) are head, hands, breast, sides, waist and feet, and the (six) minor limbs (upāṅga) are eyes, eyebrows, nose, lower lip and chin.

english translation

tasya zirohastoraHpArzvakaTIpAdataH SaDaGgAni | netrabhrUnAsAdharakapolacibukAnyupAGgAni || 13||

hk transliteration

अस्य शाखा च नृत्तं च तथैवाङ्कुर एव च । वस्तून्यभिनयस्येह विज्ञेयानि प्रयोक्तृभिः ॥ १४॥

sanskrit

Producers of plays should reckon the Śākhā, dance (nṛtta) and the Aṅkura as the three aspects of the Histrionic Representation.

english translation

asya zAkhA ca nRttaM ca tathaivAGkura eva ca | vastUnyabhinayasyeha vijJeyAni prayoktRbhiH || 14||

hk transliteration

आङ्गिकस्तु भवेच्छाखा ह्यङ्कुरः सूचना भवेत् । अङ्गहारविनिष्पन्नं नृत्तं तु करणाश्रयम् ॥ १५॥

sanskrit

The Gestures are called the Śākhā; pantomiming through them is the Aṅkura and that which is based on the Karaṇas and consists of the Aṅgahāras is called dance (nṛtta).

english translation

AGgikastu bhavecchAkhA hyaGkuraH sUcanA bhavet | aGgahAraviniSpannaM nRttaM tu karaNAzrayam || 15||

hk transliteration