नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

.VIII. 13 ] THE GESTURES OF MINOR LIMBS 149

of its meaning,' so [the word made out of them] becomes abhinaya (carrying towards).

The meaning of abhinaya

7. Abhinaya is so called because in the performonce [of a play] it together with the Śākhā¹, the Aṅga² and the Upāṅga³ explains the meaning of different [things].

The four kinds of abhinaya

8. O Brahmins, the Histrionic Representation of a play takes place in four ways, and on this (Representation) the plays of different types rest.

9. O Brahmins, this Histrionic Representation is known to be fourfold : Gestures¹ (āṅyika), Words (vācika) Dresses and Make-up (āhārya) and the Temperament (sāttvika).

The Gesture : its three varieties

10. Of these, the Temperament has been described before, along with the States ; now listen first of all about the Gestures (āṅyika).

11. The Gesture is of three kinds, viz. that of the limbs (śārīra), that of the face (mukhaja) and that related to [different] movements of the entire body (ceṣṭākṛta) including the Śākhā, the Aṅga and the Upāṅga.

12. Dramatic performance in its entirety relates to the six limbs including the major and the minor ones such as head, hands, lips, breast, sides and feet.

13. The six major limbs (aṅga) are head, hands, breast, sides, waist and feet, and the (six) minor limbs (upāṅga) are eyes, eyebrows, nose, lower lip and chin.

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7 (B.8, G.7). ¹ See 15 below. ² See 13 below. ³ See 13 below.
8 (B.9, G.8).
9 (B.10, G.9). ¹ More properly 'gestures and postures.'
10 (B.11, G.10). 11 (B.12, G.11). 12 (B.13, G.12).
13 (B.14, G. 13).