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306 THE NATYASASTRA [ XVII. 30-

Clever Manners

30. When one attends another person with a happy and pleased face, [sweet] speech and [agreeable] movements, it [is an instance of] Clever Manners (dākṣiṇya).¹

Censure

31. If any one mentions [someone's] faults and explain them as merits, or decries his merits and calls them faults, it becomes [an instance of] Censure (garhāṇa).¹

Presumption

32. When from a sweetly-worded mention of something, some other object is to be understood, it is [an instance of] Presumption (athāpatti).¹

Celebrity

33. That which is expressed with excellent words mentioning many well-known exploits, gives rise to Celebrity (prasiddhi).¹

Interrogation

34. When by courteous (lit. proceeding from courtesy)¹ words one questions oneself or another [imaginary person] it is [an instance of] Interrogation (pṛcchā).

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30 (C.30; B.p.359, XVI.30). ¹ Cf. SD. 457. Ag. reads this as a variant of the def. of Clever Request (yācñā) which in translation is as follows : Words which are apparently liable to provoke anger, but bring joy in the end and turn favourable are called. Clever Request (yācñā) See B. XVI. 22 Cf. SD. 496.

31 (C.31; B.p. 359, XVI.31). ¹ Cf. SD. 461, Ag. reads this as a variant of the def. of Deceit (kapaṭasaṁghāta) (B.XVI.30) which in translation is as follows : Application of some stratagem for the deception or defeat of others, is called Deceit (kapaṭa). When two or three (stratagems) are applied together it becomes a Multiplex Deceit (kapaṭa-saṁghāta) Cf. SD. 473.

32 (C.32; B.p.360, XVI.37), ¹ Cf. SD.460. Ag. reads as a variant of the def. of Embellishment (kārya, B.XVI.37) which in translation is as follows : When defects of an object are explained as merits or merits are derived from the defects it is [an instance of ] Embellishment (kārya).

33 (C.33; B.p.360, XVI.33). ¹ Cf. SD. 463. Ag. reads this as a variant of the def. of Submission (anunīti, B.XVI.38) which in translation is as follows : Sweet words which are uttered, to please one after forgiving one's singular offence due to anger, is called submission (anunīti). See also under B.XVI. 21.

34 (C.34; B p.361, XVI.34). ¹ Emend ākarod (ākārod C) to ācārod