Natyashastra

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हस्तादीनां प्रवक्ष्यामि कर्म नाट्यप्रयोजकम् यथा येनाभिनेयं च तन्मे निगदतः श‍ृणु ॥ ३॥

sanskrit

I shall describe the gestures of the hands and other limbs used in dramatic performance, and how they should be applied in acting. Listen as I explain this.

english translation

hastAdInAM pravakSyAmi karma nATyaprayojakam yathA yenAbhineyaM ca tanme nigadataH za‍RNu ॥ 3॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/natyashastra/9/3

हस्तादीनां प्रवक्ष्यामि कर्म नाट्यप्रयोजकम् यथा येनाभिनेयं च तन्मे निगदतः श‍ृणु ॥ ३॥

sanskrit

I shall describe the gestures of the hands and other limbs used in dramatic performance, and how they should be applied in acting. Listen as I explain this.

english translation

hastAdInAM pravakSyAmi karma nATyaprayojakam yathA yenAbhineyaM ca tanme nigadataH za‍RNu ॥ 3॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript