नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

-XXIV. 93 ] THE BASIC REPRESENTATION 453

85. These are the gestures which arise from the activities of the five sense-organs such as skin, eyes, nose, tongue and ears.

Importance of the mind

86. When an object of a sense-organ is contemplated in mind it gets represented [outwardly]. A person out of his mind cannot know the object of senses which come through five sources.

The three aspects of the mind

87. With reference to the representation, the mind has three attitudes [towards objects], viz. favourable (iṣṭa), unfavourable (an-iṣṭa) and indifferent (madhyastha).

The favourable mind

88. Everything favourable should be represented by the happy movement of limbs, horripilation and the opening of the mouth.

89. In case of a favourable sound, form, touch, smell or taste, one should show a happy face by concentrating the senses [concerned] in mind¹.

The unfavourable mind

90. By turning the head, not using the eyes and keeping them fixed to the nose, one should represent whatever is unfavourable.

The indifferent mind

91. An indifferent attitude should be represented by expressing not too much delight or to much abhorrence, and by keeping oneself in the middling state.

92. The representation of words like "[It is done] by him", "It is his", or "He does this" which relate to invisible acts is [an example of] indifferent attitude.

The meaning of "personal"

93. The object which a person himself feels is called "personal" (ātmastha).

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85 (C.81; K.XXII.80b-81a). 86 (C.82; K.XXII.81b-82a).
87 (C.83; K.XXII.82b-83a). 88 (C.84; K.XXII.83b-84a).
89 (C.85; K.XXII.84b-85a). ¹ The expression used is indriyair manasā prāptair, 'by means of senses coming together with the mind'.
90 (C.86; K.XXII.85b-86a). 91 (C.87; K.XXII.86b-87a).
92 (C.88; K.XXII.87b-88a). 93 (C.89; K.XXII.88b-89a).