नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

-XXI. 25 ] TEN STYLES 403

The origin of the Nyāya

17-18. O god, thou hast killed the Dānavas with various clear, expressive and graceful Aṅgahāras ; hence this method of personal combat [applicable] in throwing all kinds of missiles in this world, will be termed as Nyāya¹.

19. Even this fight made with the Aṅgahāras which arose from the Nyāyas and observed them (Nyāyas) [in practice] will be called the Nyāya¹.

20. Then the high-souled Druhiṇa (Brahman) gave over to the gods this Style full of various States and Sentiments, [for its use] in the production of plays.

21-22. The name Style (vṛtti) was made a repository of the various States and the Sentiments. And whatever was made and in whatever manner, the exploits of the god (Viṣṇu) were utilised by the sages in fashioning the similar Styles arising from the Words and the Gestures which have their origin in materials taken from the four Vedas¹, and which also have Words and Gestures as their chief characteristics.

23. These Styles which were desired, wellborn and full of various Cārīs, were again, taken by me at Druhiṇa's command, for the purpose of making plays (lit poem)¹.

24. The Verbal Style (bhāratī vṛtti) was from the Ṛgveda, the Grand (sāttvatī) from the Yajur-veda, the Graceful (kaiśikī) from the Sāma Veda and the remaining one (i.e. the Energetic or (ārabhaṭī) from the Atharva [Veda]¹.

25. The Style which is to be applied by the male characters and not by females and which gives prominent place to speeches

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17-18 (C.17-18; K.XX.17-18). ¹ See NŚ. XI. 74ff.
19 (C.19; K.XX.19). ¹ See NŚ. IV. 170ff.
20 (C.20; K.XX.20a, 21a).
21-22 (C.21-22; K.XX.21b-23a). ¹ Emend nāṭyaveda into caturveda.
23 (C.23; K. XX.20b, 23b). ¹ Emend 23a as follows. पुनरिष्टा सुजाता च नानाचारी-समाकुला.
24 (C.24; K.XX.24). ¹ This is a different story about the origin of the vṛttis. See before 2-14.
25 (C.25; K.XX.25).