1.
अध्याय १
Origin of Drama
2.
अध्याय २
Description of the Playhouse
3.
अध्याय ३
Pūjā to the Gods of the Stage
4.
अध्याय ४
Description of the Class Dance
5.
अध्याय ५
Preliminaries of a Play
6.
अध्याय ६
Sentiments (rasa)
7.
अध्याय ७
Emotional and other States (bhāva)
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अध्याय ८
Gestures of Minor Limbs (upāṅga)
9.
अध्याय ९
Gestures of Major Limbs (aṅga)
10.
अध्याय १०
Cari Movements
11.
अध्याय ११
Maṇḍala movements
12.
अध्याय १२
Maṇḍala movements
13.
अध्याय १३
Different Gaits (gati)
14.
अध्याय १४
Zones (kakṣyā) and Local Usages (pravṛtti)
15.
अध्याय १५
Verbal representation (vācika) and Prosody (chandaḥśāstra)
16.
अध्याय १६
Metrical Patterns (chandas)
17.
अध्याय १७
Diction of a Play (lakṣaṇa)
18.
अध्याय १८
Rules on the use of Languages (bhāṣā)
19.
अध्याय १९
Modes of Address (nāman) and Intonation (kāku)
20.
अध्याय २०
Ten Kinds of Play (daśarūpa)
21.
अध्याय २१
Limbs of Segments (sandhi)
22.
अध्याय २२
Styles (vṛtti)
23.
अध्याय २३
Costumes and Make-up (nepathya)
24.
अध्याय २४
Harmonious Representation (sāmānyābhinaya)
25.
अध्याय २५
Dealings with Courtezans (veśyā)
26.
अध्याय २६
Varied Representation (citrābhinaya)
27.
अध्याय २७
Success in Dramatic Production (siddhi)
28.
अध्याय २८
On the Instrumental Music (ātodya)
29.
अध्याय २९
On Stringed Instruments (tata)
30.
अध्याय ३०
On Hollow Instruments (suṣira)
31.
अध्यायः ३१
On the Time-measure (tāla)
32.
अध्यायः ३२
The Dhruvā Songs
33.
अध्यायः ३३
On Covered Instruments (avanaddha)
34.
अध्याय ३४
Types of Characters (prakṛti)
35.
अध्याय ३५
Distribution of Roles (bhūmikā)
36.
अध्याय ३६
Descent of Drama on the Earth
37.
अध्याय ३७
adhyAya 37
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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
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