नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

.VIII. 159 ] THE GESTURES OF MINOR LIMBS 167

Vidhuta—the obliquely open (mouth). Vinivṛtta—spread out (the mouth). Nirbhugna—(the mouth) lowered. Bhugna = Vyābhugna—(the mouth) slightly spread out. Vivṛta—the mouth with the lips kept apart. Udvāhī—(the mouth) turned up.

Uses of the mouth

Vinivṛtta—in women's envy, jealousy, anger, contempt and bashfulness and the like.

Vidhuta—in restraining, saying 'not so' and the like.

Nirbhugna—in looking into depth and the like.

Bhugna—in being ashamed, discouragement, impatience, anxiety, discipline and consultation. It is natural for the ascetics.

Vivṛta—in laughter, sorrow and fear.

Udvāhī—in sportiveness and pride of women, in saying 'go away', and disregard, in saying 'so indeed' and angry words.

156-157. The experts should also use the mouth in conformity with the varieties of Glances such as Sama and Sācī and the like mentioned by others.

The colour of the face

157-158. The colour of the face according to the circumstances (lit, meaning) is of four kinds : natural (svābhāvika) bright (prasanna), reddened (rakta) and dark (śyāma).

Uses of the colour of the face.

159-160. Natural face—in a natural and indifferent (mood).

Bright face—in wonder, laughter and love.

Reddened face—in intoxication and in the Heroic the Terrible and the Pathetic Sentiments.

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156-157 (B.160b-161a, G.158).
157-158 (B.161b-162a, G.159).
159-160 (B.162b-164, G.160-162a).