नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

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the exercise of Sthānas¹ and Cārīs², will apply also to these Karaṇas³.

57. And application of the Nṛtta-hastas¹ which have been prescribed for dance is generally implied in the Karaṇas.

58. The Sthānas, the Cārīs and the Nṛtta-hastas mentioned [before] are known as the Mātṛkās the variations of which are called the Karaṇas.

59. I shall treat the Cārīs suitable for [representing] fight at the time of discussing the foot movements. The master [of dramatic art] should apply them on any occasion according to his histrionic talents.

60. In the Karaṇa the left hand should generally be held on the breast, and the right hand is to follow the [right] foot.

61. Listen [now] about the movement of hands and feet in dance in relation to that of hip, sides, thigh as well as to breast, back and belly¹.

Definition of the Karaṇas.

62. Talapuṣpapuṭa—Puṣpapuṭa hand held on the left side, the foot is Agratalasañcara, the side is Sannata (Nata)¹.

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¹ See NŚ. XI. 49 ff.
² See NŚ. XI. 2 ff.
³ B.G. read one hemistich more before 56a. It does not occur in some mss. Ag. records this fact. Though these 108 karaṇas constitute general dance, which is sometimes interpolated in the acting to fill up its gaps, they (karaṇas) may be also used to embellish the movement of limbs in fights of any kind. Ag. (I. p. 96) says अभिनये यन्नृत्तं वक्ष्यतेऽभिनयान्तरालवर्ति छिद्रप्रच्छादनादौ तत् प्रयुज्यते, मल्लादियुद्धे बाहुयुद्धे प्रयोगः सोऽवार्थमपि तत् प्रयुज्यते ; besides this he says tanugatisthitisammilite karaṇam (I. p. 97)

57 (B.171, G.56a, 168). ¹ For nṛttahastas see NŚ. IX. 177 ff.
58 (B.173, G.170). 59 (B.56b-57a, G.56).
60 (B.57b-58a or 172, G.169).
61 (B. 58b-59a, G.57). ¹ For B.60 (G.58) omitted see NŚ. XI. 90-91.
62 (B.61, G.59). ¹ For the sake of convenience constituent parts of the karaṇas have been separately mentioned without putting them in a cumbrous sentence. This method has been followed by A. K. Coomaraswamy in MG. As the definitions of these parts can be easily traced through the index they have not been referred to in the notes.

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