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Natyashastra of Bharata Muni with Hindi Commentary (Vol 1)
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पृष्ठ 426, कुल 654 में से
संदर्भ में पढ़ें-XIX. 22 ] MODES OF ADDRESS AND INTONATION 341
Women addressing their husband
19. By all women in their youth the husband should be addressed as “noble one's son” (ārya-putra)$^1$, but in other cases, the husband is to be addressed simply as “noble one” (ārya)$^2$, and in case of his being a king he may be addressed as “great king” (mahārāja)$^3$ also.
Addressing the elder and the younger brothers
20. The elder brother should be addressed as “noble one” (ārya)$^1$ and the younger brother like one's son$^2$.
These are the modes of address to be used to male characters in a play.
Modes of addressing women
21. I shall now speak of the modes of address to be used to female characters in a play.
Addressing female ascetics and goddesses
Female ascetics and goddesses are to be addressed as “holy lady” (bhagavatī)$^1$.
Addressing wives of senior persons, and elderly ladies
22. Wives of respectable seniors, and other elderly ladies (sthānīyā) are to be addressed as “lady” (bhavatī)$^1$.
19 (C.19; B.XVII.83). $^1$ Examples are easily procurable; see Śak, Mālavi, Svapna etc.
$^2$ Ex. Naṭī in the prologue (prastāvanā) addressing the sūtradhāra her husband (Cāru. and Mudrā).
$^3$ Ex. Gāndhārī addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Ūru. I. 38.2). Urvaśī refers to the king likewise (Vikram. IV. 39.2).
20 (C.20; B.XVII. 84a 85a). $^1$ Ex. Lakṣmaṇa addressing Rāma (Pratimā. I. 21.2). Sahadeva addressing Bhīma (Veṇī. I.19.12).
$^2$ Usual from in such a case is vatsa; but the younger brother is also sometimes differently addressed, e.g. by name of the mother as Saumitre, (Pratimā. I. 21.1), Kaikeyīmātaḥ, (ibid. IV. 2.21). See above 14 and 4.
21 (C.21; B.XVII.85a-86a). $^1$ The king addressing the privrājikā (Mālavi. I. 14.2) ; the Kañcukin addressing the female ascetic (tāpasī) in Vikram. (V. 9.2).
- (C. 22; B. XVII 86b-87a). $^1$ Ex. Sumantra addressing the widowed wives of Daśaratha as bhavatyaḥ (Pratimā. III. 12.2 ). The Kañcukin addressing the Pratīhārī in Svapna. (VI. 0.6).