नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

524 THE NĀTYAŚĀSTRA [ XXVII. 82

of] achievement as well as the slightest of faults² which may relate to the theory of theatrical production³.

82. Hence producers¹ [of plays] should know [properly] about Co-ordination (sama), Charm of Limbs (aṅgamādhurya), Recitatives (pāṭhya), rôles (prakṛti), the Sentiments (rasa), songs (gāna), instrumental music (vādya), and the Costumes and Make-up (nepathya)².

Co-ordination

83. Gestures (aṅga) which are simultaneously¹ made in a play in harmony with the different aspects of the arts in course of the Dhruvā songs and of dances² is called Co-ordination (sama).

84. When in course of the performance [of a play] Gestures of different limbs major and minor, are accompanied by songs with proper Time (tāla) and tempo (laya) and by the playing of drums it is called Co-ordination.

Charm of Limbs

85. The position in which the chest is not bent¹, the two arms are Caturasra and spread out (āyata)² and the neck is Añcita, gives rise to the Charm of Limbs (aṅgamādhurya).

86. And as for the remaining subjects¹ which are to be mastered (sādhya)² by the actors (sādhaka) they have been discussed before. But they are to look after the instrumental music (vādya)³, the rôles (prakṛti, lit. the origin) and the songs (gāna).

87. The Success arising from the Gestures and the various Sentiments should be expressed out of joy through all the signs (lit. the places) of the same.

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² Read dūṣaṇābhāsaṃ for dūṣaṇābhāsaḥ, K.
³ Read prayogasamayāśritaṃ for prayoga-samayāśritaiḥ.
82 (C.80b; K.70). ¹ prayoktṛbhiḥ C. (prayatnataḥ, K.).
² C. omits 82a). 83 (C.81; K.71). ¹ samantāt, K. samarthāt, C.).
² dhruvānāṭyaprayoge, C. (gītavāditratālena, K.). 84 (K.72).
85 (C.82; K.73). ¹ anirbhugnam, C. (sanirbhugnam, K.).
² srāyatau bhujau, C. °srakṛtaukarau, K.
86 (C.83; K.74). ¹ These are pāṭhya, rasa and nepathya; see NŚ. XIX., VI. and XXIII. ² sādhyam. C. (prekṣyāṇi, K.).
³ Read vādyaṃ prakṛtayo gānaṃ for vadya-prakṛtaye'ṅgānāṃ, C. and vādyaṃ prakṛtayo jñānam, K. 87 (C.84; K.75).