नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

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coming should run towards the gate [of the house] with a trembling [body] and with her heart about to stop (lit. motionless).

247. And holding the door-frame with her left hand, and a door-blade with the right one, she should with straight eyes look up for the arrival of the beloved.

248. Overcome with apprehension she should show reasonable [signs of] fear when the beloved will fail to appear (lit. not seeing the beloved), and should turn sad for the moment.

249. Then after heaving a deep sigh and lowering her look (lit. face) she should with a motionless heart drop down herself (lit. her limbs) on a seat.

250. Due to a delay of the beloved she should connect (lit. ponder over) his coming with causes (lit. considerations) which may be good or bad,

251. She will think [as follows :] "Could the beloved have been held up by duties to his superiors, by the friends, or by the ministers engaged in affairs of the state, or could he have been detained by some favourite woman ?"

252. She should represent appearances connected with the various good or bad causes [mentioned above] by means of personal omens like quivering or throbbing [of a particular limb].

Personal omens

253. Personal omens indicating occurrence favourable to women will occur to their left [side] while omens in case of all undesireable happenings will take place on their right.

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247 (C.XXXI 141; K.XXII.232b, 233a). ¹ C reads as 247a एतेनाधोमुखी भूय प्रतीक्षते प्रियागमम्; we with K.
248 (C.XXXI.142; K.XXII.233b-234a). ¹ K.'s reading is corrupt.
249 (C.XXXI.143; K.XXII.234b-235a). ¹ K. reads nayanāmbu for āsyaṁ caiva, C.
250 (C.XXXI.144; K.XXII.235b-236a).
251 (C.XXXI.145; K.XXII 236b-237a).
252 (C.XXXI.146; K.XXII.237b-238a). ¹ K. reads 252 as उतपत्ताविदि-ग्रैवैन शुभाशुभसमुत्थितम्। निमित्तैः सम्यगंगेषु स्फुरितै र्भेदितैस्तथा.
253 (C.XXXI. 147 ; K. XXII. 238b-239a). ¹ aniṣṭeṣu, C. for durukteṣu, K.
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