नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

432 THE NATYASASTRA [ XXIII. 146-

The Sañjīva

146. Now I shall speak of the characteristics of what is known as Sañjīva (= living object). The entrance of animals [in the stage] is called Sañjīva¹.

147-148. The animals may be fourfooted, two-footed and with no foot (apada). Of these, serpents are without foot, birds and men are two-footed, and different animals in the forest or human settlements are known to be fourfooted.

Use of weapons

148-149. In fight, angry conflict (sampheṭa) or siege in a play they (people) are to be furnished with different weapons.

149-150. Weapons and armours should be proportionate to the stature of men. I shall now describe them together with the rules for their measurement.

150-151. The Bhiṇḍi should measure twelve Tālas, the Kunta (javelin) ten and the Śataghni, the Śūla (spike), the Tomara and the Śakti eight¹.

151-152. The bow should measure eight Tālas and its width should be two cubits. Arrows, mace and the Vajra should be four Tālas long.

152-153. The sword should measure forty Aṅgulis and the disc (cakra) twelve and the Prāsa the latter’s half.

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146 (C.151b-152a; K.XXI.128). ¹ This seems to show clearly that sometimes living animals were brought on the stage. This was however not the the general rule. See NŚ. XIII. 106-107.

147-148 (C.152b-153; K.XXI.129-130a).

148-149 (C.154; K. 130b-131a). ¹ Ete means the different types of characters mentioned before.
² On this point Ag. (p.434) says : नानाप्रहरणोपेता इति युद्धोपयोगिन इत्यर्थः । तथा च नानान्ते दत्ते सर्पाकृति प्रदर्शनीया एवं नृसिंहास्ते तदाकृतिरित्यादि दर्शयति.

149-150 (C.155; K.XXI.131b-132a).

150-151 (C.156; K.XXI.132b-133a). ¹ For the measurement of Tālā see NŚ. III. 21 note.

151-152 (C.157; K.XXI.133b-134a).

152-153 (C.158; K.XXI.134b-135a).