नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

526 THE NATYASASTRA [ XXVII. 98

Emergency performances are independent of time

98. But when the patron (lit. master) orders, the time and place are not to be taken into consideration and the performance should be held without any hesitation.

99. Proper Co-ordination (lit. co-ordinated production) Brilliance [of Pageant] (samṛddhi), and actors capable of [good] production are the three [points of] merits [in a performance].¹

Qualities of an actor

100-101. Intelligence, strength, physical beauty¹, knowledge of Time (tāla) and tempo (laya), appreciation of the States and the Sentiments, [proper] age, curiosity, acquisition [of knowledge and arts], [their] retention, vocal music, dances, suppression of stage-fright, and enthusiasm will be the requisite qualities of an actor (pātra).

An ideal performance

102. That which includes good instrumental music, good songs, good recitatives as well as Co-ordination of all acts prescribed by the Śāstra, is called an [ideal] production.

Brilliance of Pageant

103. Use of proper ornaments, good garlands, clothes and proper painting or the Make-up [for the characters] gives rise to Brilliance of Pageant (samṛddhi).

The best performance

104. According to the producers of plays the best (lit. the ornament) [of the performance] occurs when all these factors combine.

105. Thus I have spoken to you properly of the characteristics of the Success. Now I shall speak to you about the different branches of music (ātodya, lit. instrumental music)¹.

Here ends Chapter XXVII of Bharata’s Nāṭyaśāstra, which treats of the Success in Dramatic Production.

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98 (C.95; K.86).
99 (C.96; K.87). ¹ See below 103.
100-101 (C.97-98; K.88-89). ¹ surūpatvam, K. (svarūpatvam ca, C).
102 (C.99; K.90).
103 (C.100; K.91).
104 (C.101; K.92).
105 (C.102; K.93). ¹ The Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII which treat of the theory and practice of the different branches of music, will be published in the second part of the present work.