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84 THE NĀṬYAŚĀSTRA [ V. 60-

The songs in the pure Preliminaries

60-63. After performing the songs (gītaka)¹ and the Vardhamāna², one should sing the Utthāpanī (Raising) Dhruvā³ which has in its feet of eleven syllables the first two, the fourth, the eighth and the eleventh as long. It should be [sung in] the Caturasra (Tāla)⁴ and [should consist of] four feet and four Sannipātas⁵ as well as three kinds of tempo (laya)⁶ and three cæsura⁷ (yati). Besides this it should consist of four Walking-rounds (parivarta) and of three Pāṇis⁸, and it should be in the Viślokā⁹ metre and in the same kind of Tāla.

64. The Tāla in question should consist consecutively of Śamyā¹ of two Kalās, Tāla of two Kalās, Śamyā of one Kalā and Sannipāta of three Kalās.

The First Walking-round

65. Thus a Sannipāta Tāla of eight Kalās should be observed by the experts. And it is said that a Walking-round is made up of four such Sannipātas.

66. The first Walking-round in the Preliminaries should be made in slow tempo (sthitalaya) and on the termination of the third Sannipāta in it (i.e. the first parivarta) drums should be played.

The second Walking-round

67. On the termination of the first Walking-round the second one (i.e. Walking-round) having commenced in medium

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60-63 (B.62-65, G.60-63). ¹ See NŚ. (C.) XXXI. 267 ff. ² See NŚ. (C.) XXXI. 225 ff. ³ The term utthāpanī dhruvā does not occur in the Dhruvādhyāya NŚ. (C.) XXXII. ⁴ See NŚ. (C.) XXXI. 9-11. ⁵ See NŚ. (C.) XXXI. 38-39. ⁶ See NŚ. (C.) XXXI. 4. ⁷ See NŚ. (C.) XXXI. 532-537. ⁸ Ag. explains three pāṇis as samapāṇi, avara-pāṇi and uparipāṇi. ⁹ See NŚ. (C.) XXXII. 149. 64 (B.66. G.64). ¹ Cf. NŚ. (C.) XXXI. 74. 65 (B.67, G 65). 66 (B 68, G.66). 67 (B.69, G.67).