नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

406 THE NATYASASTRA [ XXI. 40-

40. It is to contain the Sentiments such as Heroic (vīra), the Marvellous (adbhuta) and the Furious (raudra) and to a small extent (alpa) the Pathetic (karuṇa) and the Erotic (śṛṅgāra), and characters in it should be mostly majestic and defying one another¹.

The four varieties of the Grand Style

41. It is known to have the four varieties such as challenge (utthāpaka), Change of Action (parivartaka), Harsh Discourse (saṁlāpaka) and Breach of Alliance (saṁghāta)¹.

Challenge

42. One’s rising up with a view to conflict after saying “I am getting up [for battle, now] show me your own prowess” is called the Challenge (utthāpaka)¹.

Change of Action

43. If after leaving the thing which caused the rising up, one takes to other things due to some need, it is called the Change of Action (parivartaka)¹.

Harsh Discourse

44. Various kinds of words containing abuse or insult whether these arise from a challenge or not, are called Harsh Discourse (saṁlāpaka)¹.

Breach of Alliance

45. The stopping of an alliance for the sake of a friend,¹ money or due to an accident or [one’s] own fault, is called Breach of Alliance (saṁghāta)².

46. These are the eight meanings¹ of the Grand Style that I spoke of. I shall hereafter describe the characteristics of the Graceful Style (kaiśikī vṛtti)¹.

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40 (C.40; K.XX.40). ¹ See NL. 1271-1273).
41 (C.41; K.XX.41). ¹ Cf. DR. II. 53 SD. 416, NL. 1274ff.
42 (C.42; K.XX.42). ¹ Cf. NL. 1276, 4278. The text on this point seems to be corrupt, also cf. DR. II. 54; SD. 416.
43 (C.43; K.XX.43). ¹ Cf. DR. II. 55; SD. 419; NL. 1279-1282.
44 (C.44; K.XX.44): ¹ Cf. DR. II. 54; SD. 418, NL. 1288.
45 (C.45; K.XX.45). ¹ Read mitrārtha-kārya.
² Cf. NL. 1298-1299; DR. II. 55; SD. 417.
46 (C.46; K.XX.46). ¹ Utthāpaka, parivarttaka, the two kinds of samlāpaka and the four kinds of samghāta. See before 41, 44, 45.