नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

278 THE NATYASASTRA [ XVI. 72-

Example

72. eṣā kāntā vrajati lalitaṃ vepamānā
    gulmac-channaṃ vanam uru-nagaiḥ saṃpraviddham ।
    hā hā kaṣṭaṃ kim idam iti no vedmi mūḍho
    vyaktaṃ krodhāc-charabha-lalitaṃ kartu-kāmā ॥

This beloved lady goes trembling in a graceful manner to the forest covered with shrubs and interspersed with high hills. Ah, what a pity, the fool that I am, I could not understand that due to anger she is openly playing the graceful role of an young elephant.

Nāndimukhī

73. [The metre with] the feet of fifteen syllables of which the first six, the tenth, and the thirteenth are light [and the rest heavy] is called Nāndimukhī.¹

Example :

74. na khalu tava kadācit krodha-tāmrāyatākṣaṃ
    bhrukuṭī-valita-bhaṅgaṃ dṛṣṭa-pūrvaṃ mayāsyam ।
    kim iha bahubhir uktair yā mamaiṣā hṛdisthā
    tvam asi madhura-vākyā devi nāndīmukhīva ॥

Never before have I seen your face with eyes red in anger and with eyebrows curved in frowning ; O lady, what more shall I say ? Are you the [same] sweet-tongued one who resides in my heart and is like Nāndimukhī ?

Gaja-vilasita

75. [The metre with] the feet of sixteen syllables of which the first, the fourth, the sixth and the last are heavy [and the rest light] is called Gaja-vilasita.

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72 (C.69, B.XV.92).
73 (C.70, B.XV.93). ¹ Scheme (UUU, UUU, --, U--, U--). This is called Mālinī by Piṅgala and his followers.
74 (C.71, B.XV.94).
75 (C.72, B.XV.95, 96). ¹ Scheme (-UU, -U-, UUU, UUU, UUU, -). This is called Ṛṣabha-gaja-vilasita by Piṅgala and his followers.