नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

-VIII. 47] THE GESTURES OF MINOR LIMBS 158

39. The Glances to be used in the Dominant States are Snigdhā, Hṛṣṭā, Dīnā, Kruddhā, Dṛptā, Bhayānvitā, Jugupsitā and Vismitā.

40-42. The Glances to be used in the Transitory States such as Śūnyā, Malinā, Śrāntā, Lajjānvitā, Glānā, Śaṅkitā, Viṣaṇṇā, Muktā, Kuñcitā, Abhitaptā, Jihmā, Lalitā Vitarkitā, Ardhamukulā, Vibhrāntā, Viplutā, Ākekara, Vikośā, Trastā and Madirā, make up their number thirtysix¹.

The Glances to express the Sentiments

43. I shall now explain the characteristics of these Glances in connexion with the various Sentiments and the States, and shall describe their functions.

44. Kāntā : When with a feeling of love a person contracts his eyebrows and castes a sidelong look, he is said to have a Kāntā (pleasing) Glance which has its origin in joy and pleasure. It is used in the Erotic Sentiment.

45. Bhayānakā : The Glance in which the eyelids are drawn up and fixed, and the eyeballs are gleaming and turning up is called Bhayānakā (terrible). It indicates a great fear and is used in the Terrible Sentiment.

46. Hāsyā : In the Hāsyā (smiling) Glance the two eyelids are by turns contracted, and they open with the eyeballs moving and slightly visible ; it should be used in representing jugglary.

47. Karuṇā : The Glance in which the upper eyelid has descended, the eyeball is at rest due to mental agony, and the gaze is fixed at the tip of the nose, and there is tear, is called Karuṇā (pathetic).

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Coomaraswamy's text to the Bharataśāstra, does not occur in the NŚ. which has no less than thirtysix glances. Besides the eight glances Coomaraswamy's text records (loc. cit) fortyfour glances which include those mentioned in the NŚ. 39 (B.42, G.39).

40-42 (B.43-45, G.43-42). ¹ See note 1 to 38 above.
43 (B.46, G.43). 44 (B.47 G.44).
45-46 (B.48-49a, G.45-46a). 47 (B.49, G.46b).
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