नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

-XXI. 52 ] TEN STYLES 407

The Graceful Style

47. That Style is called Graceful (kaiśikī) which is specially interesting on account of charming costumes worn by [dramatis personae] mostly women, and in which many kinds of dancing and singing are included and the themes acted are practices of love and are connected with (lit. arising from) its enjoyment¹.

The four varieties of the Graceful Style

48. The Graceful Style is said to have the four varieties such as Pleasantry (narman), Beginning of Pleasure (narma-sphūrja) Unfoldment of Pleasure narma-sphoṭa) and Covert Pleasure (narma-garbha)¹.

The three kinds of Pleasantry

49. The Pleasantry (narma) which abounds in remarks made in jest, is of three kinds : that based on love, that with pure laughter and that having Sentiments other than the Heroic¹.

50. The Pleasantry (narman) is known as concerned with acts of jealousy and anger, words of rebuke, self-reproach and deception of others.

Beginning of Pleasantry

51. The Beginning of Pleasantry (narma-sphurja) is to be known as the first meeting [of lovers] in which words and dresses exciting love [are in evidence] but which ends in fear¹.

Unfoldment of Pleasantry

52. The Unfoldment of Pleasantry (narma-sphoṭa) is the cause of the Sentiment contributed by small fraction of different States (bhāva) and not by any State as a whole¹.

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47 (C.47; K.XX.47). ¹ Cf. SD. 411; DR. II. 47; NL. 1304ff.

48 (C.48; K.XX.48). ¹ Cf. DR. II. 48; SD. 411; NL. 1308ff.¹

49 (C.49; K.XX.49). ¹ Cf. DR. II. 48-50; SD. 412; NL. 1310 defines narma as follows : परापवादैः परुषैरश्लीलैश विवर्जितम्। शुद्धमन्तर्गताकूतं नर्म स्याच्छुद्धगर्भकम्; but the def. of the NŚ. as well has been referred to.

50 (C.50; K.XX.50).

51 (C.51; K.XX.51). ¹ Cf. NL. 1342-1343; DR. II. 51; SD. 413.

52 (C.52; K.XX.52). ¹ Cf. DR. II. 51; SD. 414; NL. 1336 f.