नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

46 THE NATYASASTRA [ IV. 10-

(Samavakāra named the Amṛtamanthana) as well as a Ḍima¹ named the Tripuradāha (the Burning of Tripura) was performed in the Himalayan region which consisted of many hills and in which there were many Bhūtas, Gaṇas³ and beautiful caves and waterfalls".

11. Then all the [Bhūtas] and Gaṇas were pleased to see actions and ideas familiar to them, and Śiva too was pleased and said to Brahman :

12. "O the high-souled one, this drama (nāṭya) which is conducive to fame, welfare, merit and intellect, has been well-conceived by you.

13-14. Now in the evening, while performing it, I remembered that dance made beautiful by Aṅgahāras¹ consisting of different Karaṇas². You may utilize these in the Preliminaries (pūrvaraṅga) of a play.

Two kinds of Preliminaries

14-16. In the application of the Vardhamānaka¹, the Āsārita², the Gīta³ and the Mahāgīta you will depict properly the ideas [by means of dance movements]; and the Preliminaries which you have [just] performed are called "pure" (śuddha). [But] when

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¹ ḍima—one of the plays of the major type; for its characteristics see NŚ. XX. 84 ff.
² Tripuradāha—Śiva killed an Asura (demon) named Tripura by burning him with one of his fiery arrows. Hence he is called Tripurāntaka or Tripurāri. This legend occurs in the Varāha P. See JK. sub voce.
³ B.G. read bahucutadrumākīrṇe instead of bahubhūtagaṇākīrṇe.

11 (B.G. same).
12 (B.G. same).

13-14 (B.G. same). ¹ aṅgahāra—major dance figures which depend on minor dance figures (karaṇas) The word means 'movement of limbs' Ag. (I. p. 91) explains it as अङ्गानां देशान्तरे समुचिते प्रापणप्रकारोऽङ्गहारः करणं कार्यं हारः प्रयोगः, अङ्गनिर्वर्त्यो हारोऽङ्गहारः.
² See below 29-30 note 1. For details about the Aṅgahāras see below 16 ff, 72 ff.

14-16 (B.G. same). ¹ See NŚ. V. 12-15 note 3.

• See NŚ. V. 21 note 1.
  ³ See NŚ. V. 60-63 note 3.