नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

460 THE NATYASASTRA [ XXIV. 147-

Two classes of Etiquette

147-148. In the theatrical convention, Etiquette relating to the [practice of] love (kāmopacāra) of men and woman is of two kinds : external (bāhya) and internal (ābhyantara).

148-149. [Of these two], the internal [Etiquette] is to be observed by kings in the Nāṭaka. And the external [Etiquette] is to be observed by courtezans in the Prakaraṇa.

The king's Etiquette towards women

149-150. In this connexion I shall describe in detail the rules of Etiquette for kings in their enjoyment [of women's love], which have been drawn out from (lit. have arisen from) the Aphorisms of Erotics (kāmasūtra)¹.

The three classes of women

150-151. Women who have the nature of various beings are of three classes : "homely" (ābhyantara, lit. inside) "public" bāhya, lit. outside) and "mixed" (bāhyābhyantara, lit. outside and inside). A woman belonging to a high family is a "homely" (ābhyantara) and a courtezan is a "public" (bāhya) woman.

152. A thoroughly tested (kṛtāśaucā) woman, if she is a maiden of high family, is of the mixed (bāhyābhyantara) class¹.

153. A maiden of high family has no occasion to receive the king's Etiquette, and a public woman is never desired by a king and she does not receive his courtesies¹.

154. A king's Union takes place with a "homely" woman, and a common man may unite with a "public" woman, while the king may have Union with a heavenly courtezan [as well]¹.

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147-148 (C 139b-140a; K.XXII.143b-144a).
148-149 (C.140a-141a; K.XXII.144b-145a).
149-150 (C.141b-142a). ¹ This work seems to be lost and is not the present sūtra text ascribed to Vātsyāyana On this see the Introduction.
151 (C.142b 143; K.XXII.145b-146).
152 (C.144; K.XXII.147). ¹ K's reading is fragmentary.
153 (C.145). ¹ The reason is obvious. K. omits this.
154 (C.146). ¹ As in Vikram. K. omits this.