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228 THE NATYASASTRA [XIII. 148-

Gait of the Śakāra

148-149. The Gait of the Śakāra will consist of proud but ordinary steps, and while walking he will touch his clothes and ornaments and often look at them, and from the unnatural motion of his body his garlands, and suspended parts of the clothes are to move to and fro.

Gait of lowly persons

150. Persons of inferior birth are to walk with eyes looking around, protecting their limbs from the contact of other people.

Gait of the Mleccha tribes

151. The Gait and movements of the men of different Mleccha tribes such as the Pulindas and the Śabaras should be made according to the lands they inhabit.

Gait of birds

152. The Gait of birds, beasts of pray and other animals is to be made according to the character natural to them.

Gait of lions, bears and monkeys

153. The Gait of lions, bears and monkeys is to be made [like that] which was assumed by the lord Viṣṇu incarnated as the Man-lion. [It is as described below].

154-155. [In this Gait] after assuming the Ālīḍha Sthāna (posture) with limbs conforming to it, that is, one hand on the knee and the other on the breast, one is to look all around and put one’s chin on one’s shoulder and to walk with feet placed five Tālas apart.

156. The Gait should be applied to [represent] lions and such other animals at the time of personal combat as well as in entering the stage.

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148-149 (B.XII.149-150a, G.147)
¹ G. omits 141a.
150 (B.XII.150b-151a, G.148). 151 (B.XII. 151b-152a, G.149).
152 (B.XII.152b-153a, G.150). 153 (B.XII.153b-154a, G.151).
154-155 (B.XII.154b-156a, G.152-153).
156 (B.XII.156b-157a, G.154). ¹ Lions etc. here indicate actors with the mask of these animals.