नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

120 THE NATYASASTRA [VII. 7-

the Temperamental States are eight in number. These are the three varieties of the States. Hence we are to understand that there are fortynine States capable of drawing out the Sentiment from the play. The Sentiments arise from them when they are imbued with the quality of universality (sāmānya, lit. commonness).

On this point there is a Śloka :

7. The State proceeding from the thing which is congenial to the heart is the source of the Sentiment and it pervades the body just as fire spreads over the dry wood.

Difference between the Dominant and the other States

It is said in this connexion : "If the fortynine States being represented by Determinants (vibhāva) and Consequents (anubhāva) coming into contact with one another become Sentiments when they are imbued with the quality of universality, how is it that Dominant States only are changed into Sentiments (and not Determinants and Consequents) ?" [In reply to this] it is said : "Just as among persons having same characteristics and similar hands, feet and belly, some, due to their birth, [superior] manners, learning and skill in arts and crafts, attain kingship, while others endowed with an inferior intellect become their attendants, in an identical manner, the ¹Dominant States become masters because on them Determinants (vibhāva), and Consequents (anubhāva) and Transitory States (vyabhicārin) depend. Similarly some of the other States (e.g. Determinants and Consequents) have the qualities of [king's] local officers, and [hence] Transitory States (vyabhicārin) become attendants to these (Determinants and Consequents) because of their [superior] quality. Now it may be asked, "Is there any parallel instance ?" [Answer.] "Just as only a king surrounded by numerous attendants receives this epithet [of king] and not any other man, be he ever so great, so the Dominant States (sthāyi-bhāva) only foliowed by Determinants, Consequents and Transitory States receive the name of Sentiment. [On this point] there is a traditional Śloka :

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7 (B.10-11, G.7). ¹ विभावानुभाव-व्यभिचारिणः स्थायिभावानुपायिता भवन्त्याश्रयत्वात् स्वामीभूताः स्थायिनो भावाः, तदन् स्थानीयपुरुषगुणीभूता अन्ये भावास्तान् गुणवत्तयाश्रयन्ते परिजनभूता व्यभिचारिणो भावाः.