नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

.VIII. 126 ] THE GESTURES OF MINOR LIMBS [163

Kuñcita (contracted)—slightly bending of eyebrows one by one or the both at once.

Recita (moving)—raising of one of the eyebrows in an amorous way.

Sahaja (natural)—the position which the eyebrows maintain by nature.

Uses of the eyebrows

121-125. Now I shall speak about their uses in (expressing) the Sentiments' and the States.

Utkṣepa (raising)—in anger, deliberation, passion, sportiveness, in seeing and hearing only one eyebrow is raised, and in surprise, joy and violent anger both the eyebrows are raised up.

Pātana (lowering)—in envy, disgust, smile, and smelling.

Bhrukuṭi (knitting)—in objects of anger, dazzling light.

Catura (clever)—in love, sportiveness, pleasing (object), (pleasing) touch¹ and awakening.

Kuñcita (contracted)—in manifestation of affection, pretended and hysterical mood.

Recita (moving)—in dance.

Sahaja (natural)—in simple (anāviddha) conditions.

The nose

126-128. Gestures of the eyebrows have been described; now listen about those of the nose. They are of six kinds: Natā, Mandā, Vikṛṣṭā, Socchvāsā, Vikūṇitā and Svābhāvikā.

Natā—lobes are constantly clinging (śliṣṭapuṭā)

Mandā—lobes are at rest.

Vikṛṣṭā—lobes are blown.

Socchvāsā—when air is drawn in.

Vikūṇitā—the contracted nose.

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121-125 (B-123b-126, 128-129a, G.122b-127a). ¹ B. reads 124 a differently and one additional hemistich after this.
126-128 (B.129b-132a, G.127b-130a).