नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

-IV. 30 ] DESCRIPTION OF THE CLASS DANCE 47

these dances will be added to them (pure Preliminaries) they will be called "mixed" (citra).

The Aṅgahāras

16-17. To these words of Śiva Brahman said in reply, "O the best of the gods, tell us about the use of the Aṅgahāras."

17-18. Then Śiva (lit. lord of the world) called Taṇḍu and said, "Speak to Bharata about the use of the Aṅgahāras."

18-19. And by Taṇḍu I was told the use of the Aṅgahāras. I shall now speak of them as well as of the various Karaṇas and Recakas¹.

19-27. The thirtytwo Aṅgahāras are as follows :— Sthirahasta, Paryastaka, Sūcīviddha, Apaviddha, Ākṣiptaka, Udghaṭṭita, Viṣkambha, Aparājita, Viṣkambhāpasṛta, Mattakrīḍa, Svastikarecita, Pārśvasvastika, Vṛścika, Bhramara, Mattaskhalitaka, Madavilasita, Gatimaṇḍala, Paricchinna, Parivṛttarecita, Vaiśākharecita, Parāvṛtta, Alātaka, Pārśvaccheda, Vidyudbhrānta, Uddhṛtaka, Ālīḍha, Recita, Ācchurita, Ākṣiptarecita, Sambhrānta, Upasarpita, Ardhanikuṭṭaka.

Uses of the Aṅgahāras

28-29. I shall now speak about their performance dependent on the Karaṇas. [And besides this] "O the best of the Brahmins, I shall tell you about the movements of hands and feet that are proper to the Aṅgahāras.

The Karaṇas

29-30. All the Aṅgahāras consist of Karaṇas; hence I shall mention the names of the latter as well as their descriptions.

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16-17 (B.G. same). 17-18 (B. same, G.16).
18-19 (B. same, G.17). ¹ See below 247 ff.
19-27 (B. same, G.18-27a).
28-29 (B. same, G.27b-28). ¹ for details about karaṇa see 30ff below.
29-30 (B. same G.29). ¹ karaṇa—minor dance figure. Ag. (I 93) explains the karaṇa as हस्तपादेन विक्षेपश्च नृत्तकरणमिति एकदेशाभिप्रायेण तु करणशब्दस्य प्रयोगो ऽस्मिन् शास्त्रे इतिवत् ।