नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

.XXIII. 178 ] THE COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP 435

The making of masks

170-171 Similarly one should prepare the Paṭī of the masks which will have their special measurements or will measure thirtytwo Aṅgulis¹.

171-173. The Paṭī should be made by using the Bilva-paste on cloth. Masks should be made with ashes or husks of paddy being mixed up with the Bilva-paste or some watery form of it, after covering these with cloth smeared with the thick Bilva-paste¹.

173-174. The Paṭī made out of cloth smeared with the Bilva-paste should neither be made too thick nor too thin and neither should it be made too soft.

174-175. After getting it (the Paṭī) dried up by fire or the sun one should pierce holes in it according to the rule, by means of a sharp instrument, and these holes should be made after dividing it into two [equal] halves.

176. In the Paṭī so prepared an opening six Aṅgulis long and an Aṅguli wide should be made in the form of the fore-head, and it should have [two] angles [at the two end].

177. Then [a pair of] openings two Aṅgulis long and one and a half a Aṅguli¹ wide should be made for the cheeks, and after [this has been done for] the cheeks [another opening] three Aṅgulis more [in length] are be made for the ears.

178. The opening for the ear being three Aṅgulis¹ long the same should be the length for the opening of the mouth,

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170-171 (C.176; K.XXI.159). ¹ We follow C. Ag. seems to read śīrṣa[vi]bhāgārtham for śīrṣavidhānārtham and he explains it as शीर्षविभागं प्रति त्रिशिरा विशिरा इत्यादि दृश्यते। येन वा निजशिर एव वाच्छाद्य शिरोऽन्तरं प्रदर्श्यते, प्रतिवा(प)ट् प्रतिच्छादिरिव एव कल्पः (p. 435).

171-173 (C.177-178); K.XXI.153-154). ¹ This passage seems to be corrupt. The trans. is tentative.

173-174 (C.179; K.XXI.155).

174-175 (C.180-181a; K.XXI.156-157a).

176 (C.181b-182a; K.XXI.157b-158a).

177 (C.182b-183a; K.XXI.158b-159a). ¹ Read adhyardham.

178 (C.183b-184a; K.XXI.150b-160a). ¹ tryaṅgulam, C. aṅgulaṁ, K.