नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

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34. The Gait of superior persons is not to be applied to that of the middling type, and the Gait of the middling characters is not to be applied to that of the inferior type.¹

Tempo of Gaits under special conditions

35-37. In case of an attack of fever, hunger, fatigue, due to austerities, [excessive] terror,¹ dissimulation, uneasiness, love [in separation], sorrow and in the sick persons' walking the Gait should be of slow tempo lasting more than four Kalās. But in case of anxiety the Gait should be of four Kalās' [duration].²

37-40. In case of concealed (lit. uneasy) love, panic, fright, agitation, joy, hurried action, hearing of unwelcome news, haughtiness or insult, sight of portentous objects, urgent work, distress, search for enemies, pursuit of an offender and pursuit by a ferocious animal, the wise [actor] should have Gaits with steps of two Kalās' [duration].

Gait in the Erotic Sentiment

41-44. The Gait in ordinary love-making should be graceful. [The lover] is to enter the stage with the female Messenger (dūtī) showing the way. He is to act his part (lit. meaning connected with the play) by means of the Sūcā¹. He should be adorned with lovely garments, perfumes, ornaments² and garlands of various sweet-scenting flowers. He should walk with graceful steps in the Atikrāntā Cārī, and his limbs should have the Sauṣṭhava, and he should move with proper tempo and Tāla. His hands should always follow the feet. The former should be raised along with the falling of the latter and with the raising of the latter the former should fall (lit. vice versa)³.

45-48. Now listen about the Gait in case of concealed love. After dismissing his servants (lit. men) the lover is to walk

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34 (BXII.39b-40a, G.34).
35-36 (B.XII.34-35, G.35-36). ¹ vismaye G. vīkṣate. ² G. omits 37a.
37 (B.XII.34-36a, G.35-36). 37-40 (B.XII.26b-39a, G-37-39).
41-44 (B.XII.40b-44, G.40b-44a). ¹ See NŚ. XXIV.43.
² Read hṛdyair gandhair tathā vastrair alaṃkāraiś ca.
³ G. omits 44b. 45-48 (B.XII.45-48a, G.44b-47).

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