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Natyashastra

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क्षामं हास्येऽथ रुदिते निःश्वासे जृम्भने भवेत् । व्याधिते तपसि श्रान्ते क्षुधार्ते खल्वमिष्यते ॥ २४४॥

The thin belly (Kṣāma) is used in laughter, weeping, exhaling, yawning, in sickness, penance, weariness, and hunger. The depressed belly (Khalva) is used in these contexts.

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