नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

500 THE NĀTYAŚĀSTRA [ XXVI. 51-

51. An actress (nartakī) should indicate joy by sudden horripilation, tearful eyes, smiling words and a loving attitude.

Anger

52. One should indicate anger by upturned red eyes, biting of lips, [deep] breathing and trembling limbs.

Jealous Anger of women

53-54. Jealous Anger (īrṣyākrodha) of women should be indicated by tearful eyes, touching of the chin and the lips, shaking of the head, knitting of the eye-brows, keeping silent, curling of the fingers, leaving of garlands and ornaments and assuming the Āyata posture (sthāna)¹.

Men's sorrow

55. Men's sorrow should be indicated by much breathing and sighing, thinking with a downcast face and looking up towards the sky [in a pensive mood].

Women's sorrow

56. Women's sorrow should be indicated by weeping¹, sighing, beating the breast, falling on the ground and striking [the body against] the ground.

57. Crying¹ which has been mentioned before as arising from tears of joy and from jealousy should be applied in case of women and of the inferior male characters.

Men's fear

58. Men's fear should be indicated by acts of consternation (sambhrama), and of dismay (udvega), fall of weapons [from their hands], loss of self-control and the like.

Women's fear

59-60. Women's fear should be indicated by eyes with

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51 (C.50; K.XXV.52b-53a).
52 (C.51; K.XXV.53b-54a).
53-54 (C.52-53; K.XXV.54b-56a). ¹ See NŚ. XIII.157-170.
55 (C.54; K.XXV.56b-57a).
56 (C.55; K.XXV.57b-58a). ¹ ruditaiḥ śvasitaiḥ (ruditaiś ca smitaiḥ, C. ruditaiḥ śvasanaiḥ, K.).
57 (C.56; K.XXV.58b-59a). ¹ ruditam, K. sahitam, C.
58 (C.57; K.XXV.59b-60a).
59-60 (C.58-59; K.XXV.60b-62a).