नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

92	THE NATYASASTRA	[ V. 119

The Cārī

119-120. And after the Jarjara has been honoured,¹ he should perform a Cārī and the two Assistants should step backwards.

120-121. Then the Aḍḍitā Dhruvā¹ should be performed with the medium tempo (laya), Caturasra Tāla and four Sannipātas.

121-122. The Dhruvā (song) which has the first, the fifth and the last syllables long and the remaining syllables short in all its four feet of twelve syllables, is called the Aḍḍitā.

122-123. I shall relate its application according to the procedure adopted by Śiva (Maheśvara) and Umā when performing it in the past with [the display of] different States (bhāva) and movements.

123-125. After assuming the Avahittha Sthāna (posture),¹ and placing the left hand [first] with its palm downwards on the navel and taking up the Jarjara by his other hand,² the Director should go five steps, with his left hand showing the Pallava gesture; and while going he should cover one Tāla at each step and move his limbs gracefully³.

125-127. Afterwards he should perform the Sūcī Cārī by putting forward his left foot first and the right foot afterwards. Then the Director (lit. the expert one) should recite a Śloka with love as its subject-matter. And after reciting this Cārī Śloka and

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(vināmana). But this gives no relevant meaning. We emend it to jarjarasya vimānanam.

119-120 (B.120b-121a, G.118). ¹ Read mānayitvā (B.G. namayitvā).

120-121 (B.121b-122a, G.119). ¹ See below 121-122, also NŚ. (C.) XXXII 10, 357.

121-122 (B.122b-123a, G.120). 122-123 (B.123b-125a, G.121).

123-125 (B.124b, 125b, 126, G.122-123). ¹ Defined in NŚ. XIII. 164-165. ² Mss. read tuladhṛtam. But its meaning is not clear. It is just possible that the original reading has been changed. We therefore emend this to taladhṛtam meaning 'held in palm' or 'held by hand.' ³ B. reads between 123b and 124a an additional hemistich.

125-127 (B.127-128, G.124-125).