नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

198 THE NATYASASTRA [ XI. 10

Eḍakākrīḍitā, Baddhā, Urūdvṛttā, Aḍḍitā, Utsyanditā,¹ Janitā, Syanditā², Apasyanditā³, Samotsarita-matalli and Matalli.

10-12. The aerial (ākāśikī) Cārīs are sixteen in number. They are as follows: Atikrāntā, Apakrāntā, Pārśvakrāntā, Ūrdhvajānu, Sūcī, Nūpurapādikā, Dolapādā, Ākṣiptā, Āviddhā, Udvṛttā, Vidyudbhrāntā, Alātā, Bhujaṅgatrasitā, Hariṇaplutā, Daṇḍā and Bhramarī.

The earthly Cārīs

13. Samapādā - the two feet close together, the nails [of the toes] meeting, and standing on the spot¹.

14. Sthitāvartā—one Agratalasañcara foot drawn up to cross the remaing foot and this movement repeated with another foot after separating the two.

15. Śakaṭāsyā—the body held upright, one Agratalasañcara foot put forward and the breast being Udvāhita.

16. Adhyardhikā—the left foot on the back (i.e. heel) of the right one, the latter to be drawn away [a Tāla and half a part].¹

17. Cāṣagati—the right foot put forward and then drawn back and at the same time left foot drawn back and put forward afterwards.

18. Vicyavā—seperating the feet from the Samapādā position and striking the ground with their fore part.

19. Eḍakākrīḍitā—jumping up and down with the Talasañcara feet.

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¹ G. reads these names as Utspanditā, Apaspanditā and Spanditā and B. as Utspanditā, Syandita, and Apasyanditā. I have been taken the root syand as the basis of all these names. Mss. erratically give syand and spand.
² see note 1 above.
³ ibid.
10-12 (B.X.11-13, G.11-13).
13 (B.X.14, G 14). ¹ On the appropriateness of this name Ag. writes : ननु समपादा कथं वा चारीत्याह – स्थानसंश्रयेति यदा समपाद एव स्थानान्तरं गच्छति तदा चरणचारी भवत्येव योग्यतया तथा व्यपदेशादिति भावः.
14 (B.X.15, G.15). 15 (B.X.16, G.16).
16 (B.X.17, G.17). ¹ The exact measure (1½ tāla) is given by Ag,
17 (B.X.18, G.18). 18 (B.X.19, G.19). 19 (B.X.20, G.20).