नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

490 THE NATYASASTRA [ XXV: 58-

The middling man

58. A man who takes in every way the [emotional] states of a woman with calmness and is disgusted with her on discovering any fault of her, is to be known as "middling".

59. A man who makes a gift in proper time, does not have much anger even when he is insulted, but on discovering her act of deceit gets disgusted with a woman, is to be known as "middling".¹

The inferior man

60-61. A man who shamelessly approaches a woman with a steadfast love even when she has insulted him and loves her more strongly in spite of a friend's advice to the contrary even when he has come to know directly of her deceit, is to be known as "inferior".

The too old man

62-63. A man who does not care for fear or anger, is foolish, naturally inclined to women¹ (?), obdurate, shameless in acts of love, rough in love-quarrels [and] in striking connected therewith, a laughing stock (lit. play thing) of women, is to be known as "too old".

Psychological approach to women

64. Women are of different nature¹ and their hearts are mysterious. Hence a wise man should know them properly before approaching them.

65. A man should deal with a woman according to the Science of Erotics (kāmatantra) after he has measured her feelings through different acts.

66. Such acts are : Conciliation (sāma)¹, Gift (pradāna =

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58 (C.58; K.XXIII.54).
59 (C.59; K.XXIII.55). ¹ K. reads this as follows : सर्वार्थे मध्यस्थो भाव-ग्रहणं करोति नारीणाम् । किंचिद्दो' दृष्ट्वा विरज्यते मध्यमव्यमोऽयमिति.
60-61 (C.60-61; K.XXIII. 56-57).
62-63 (C.62-63; K.XXIII. 58-59). ¹ Read prakṛti-prasakta-bhāvaś ca.
64 (C.64; K.XXIII.60). ¹ nānāśīlā, K. nānātītā, C.
65 (C.65; K.XXIII.61).
66 (C.66; K.XXIII.62). ¹ Cf. BhP. p. 214. l. 7. These terms have been from the Arthaśāstra.