नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

74 THE NATYASASTRA [ IV. 313

Varṇa¹ comes to a close or when any character attains good fortune [in a play].

313. And dance should take place on an occasion in a play when something connected with love occurs between a married couple, for it (the dance) will be a source of joy.

314. Dance should also take place in any scene of a play when the lover is near and a [suitable] season or the like is visible.

Occasions when dances are prohibited

315. But dance should not be applied to the part of a young woman who is enraged (khaṇḍitā),¹ deceived (vipralabdhā)² or separated [from her lover] by a quarrel (kalahāntaritā)³.

316. Dance should not be applied also at a time when a dialogue is going on or when the beloved one is not near at hand, or has gone abroad.

317. And besides this when one realises the appearance of one of the seasons or the like from the words of a Messenger, and feels eagerness or anxiety on account of this, no dance should be applied.

318. But if during the performance of any part of the play the heroine is gradually pacified, dance is to be applied till its end.

319. If any part of a play relates to the adoration of any deity one should perform there a dance with energetic Aṅgahāras which Śiva created.

320. And any love-song mentioning relations between men and women should be followed by a dance with delicate Aṅgahāras which Pārvatī (lit. the goddess) created.

Playing of drums

321. I shall now speak of the rules about the playing of

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312 (B.315, G.311). ¹ See NŚ. (C.) XXIX. 19-32.
313 (B.316, G.312). 314 (B.317, G.313).
315 (B.318, G.314). ¹ see NŚ. XXIV. 216. ² ibid. 217. ³ ibid. 215.
316 (B.319, G.315).
317 (B.320, G.316). 318 (B.321, G.317).
319 (B.322, G.318). 320 (B.323, G.319).