नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

168 | THE NATYASASTRA | [ VIII. 161-

Dark face—in the Terrible and the Odious Sentiments.

161-162. The colour of the face should be thus used to represent the States and the Sentiments. The acting done with the Gestures of the Śākhā¹, the Aṅga and the Upāṅga is good, but without proper colour of the face it will not be charming (lit.) beautiful.

162-163. Even a few Gestures when combined with the proper colour of the face will double their charm (lit. beauty) just as the moon [rising] at night will.

163-164. Glances too when combined with the proper colour of the face will clearly express the different States and the Sentiments, and on this (i.e. the colour of the face) the Histrionic Representation rests.

164-165. The colour of the face suitable to the representation of the States and the Sentiments, should follow every gestures of the eye (Glance), the eyebrow and the mouth. So much about the colour of the face which is the basis of the States and the Sentiments.

The neck

166-167. I shall now tell you, O Brahmins, about the gestures of the neck. They are of nine kinds : Samā, Natā, Unnatā, Tryasrā, Recitā, Kuñcitā, Añcitā, Valitā, and Vivṛttā.

Description and uses of the neck gestures

167-171. Samā—the natural neck. (Uses) : in meditation, natural pose, and muttering of Mantras.

Natā—(neck with) face bent down. (Uses) in wearing (lit. binding) ornaments, putting ones arms round (lit. taking) somebody's neck.

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161-162 (B.165b-166a, G.162b-163). ¹ See 11 and 15 above.
162-163 (B.166-167a, G.164).
163-164 (B.167b-168a, G.165).
164-165 (B.168b-169, G.166-167a).
166-167 (B.170, G.167b-168a).
167-171 (B.171-175, G.168b-173a).