Ashta Nayikas and Dance Forms (study)
by V. Dwaritha | 2013 | 71,711 words
This page relates 鈥業ntroduction and definition of Vasakasajjika鈥� of the study dealing with the Ashta-Nayikas鈥攁 classification of eight kinds of 鈥淗eroines鈥� representing the eight emotional states (avastha) employed in the classical Indian dance and performing arts (otherwise known as Natya Shastra). These Ashtanayikas reflect the eight types of romantic relationships and have hence formed the expressive subject of many classical painting, poems and dramatic plays.
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Part 1-2 - Introduction and definition of 痴腻蝉补办补蝉补箩箩颈办腻
痴腻蝉补办补蝉补箩箩颈办腻, also known as 痴腻蝉补办补蝉补箩箩颈迟腻 or 痴腻蝉补办补蝉补箩箩腻, is the one who decorates herself and her surroundings eagerly in anticipation of the hero鈥檚 arrival. She arranges her special chamber for receiving him and decorates the couch and bed with flowers for dalliance. She has received a message from him confirming his arrival plans. She is sure of his arrival and does not doubt his confirmation. This 苍腻测颈办腻 is an indication of future union (Sambhoga), thus she would have a happy countenance. Her 苍腻测补办补 is a 顿补办峁峁嘺 狈腻测补办补.
The usage of the term 惫腻蝉补办补 as 惫腻谤补 is indicative of turns thus establishing the 苍腻测补办补.
啶膏啶む啶班啶｀ぞ啶� 啶掂ぞ啶班じ啷嵿い啷� 啶掂ぞ啶膏啶� 啷�
str墨峁嚹佱箖 惫腻谤补stu 惫腻蝉补办补岣� |
Bharata defines her as thus:
啶夃啶苦い啷� 啶掂ぞ啶膏啷囙く啶� 啶む 啶班い啶苦じ啶傕き啷嬥啶侧ぞ啶侧じ啶� 啷�
啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶ㄠ 啶曕啶班啶む 啶灌啶粪啶熰ぞ 啶膏ぞ 啶掂 啶掂ぞ啶膏啶膏啷嵿啶苦い啶� 啷�ucite v膩sakey膩 tu ratisa峁僢hogal膩las膩 |
尘补峁囜笉补苍补峁� kurute 丑峁涐梗峁� s膩 vai 惫腻蝉补办补sajjit膩 ||[1]On the appointed 惫腻蝉补办腻 or out of eagerness for dalliance, she happily decorates herself and awaits her lover.
The six days called the 痴腻蝉补办补蝉 (fit for conjunal union) prescribed for the kings for courting women 补谤别鈥�
1) Scheduled order
2) Desire for progeny
3) Newness of relations
4) after the birth of the child
5) times of sorrow and
6) happiness.
啶ぐ啶苦お啶距啷嵿く啶距 啶げ啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啷� 啶掂ぞ 啶ㄠさ啷� 啶啶班じ啶� 啶忇さ 啶掂ぞ 啷�
parip膩峁瓂膩峁� phal膩rthe v膩 nave prasava eva v膩 |
du岣he caiva pramode ca 峁岣峞te 惫腻蝉补办腻岣� sm峁泃膩岣� ||[2]The one who decorates herself and the bedroom again and again eagerly around the expected arrival time of the lover is called a 痴腻蝉补办补蝉补箩箩颈办腻.
啶啶班た啶ぞ啶椸ぎ啶ㄠさ啷囙げ啶距く啶距 啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶え啷嵿い啷� 啶啶灌啶班啶啶灌啶� 啷�
priy膩gamanavel膩y膩峁� ma峁囜笉ayant墨 muhurmuhu岣� |
kel墨g峁沨a峁� tath膩tm膩na峁� s膩 sy膩d惫腻蝉补办补sajjik膩 ||[3]
This example given below is from R膩ghav膩nanda N膩峁璦kam depicts this heroine as getting ready for union.
啶掂た啶︵啶班 啶曕啶啶班 啶曕啶班, 啶曕ぐ啶啶椸 啶班い啷嵿え啶掂げ啶 -啶班げ啶�, 啶椸啶班啶掂 啶椸啶班啶掂ぞ啶ぐ啶｀げ啶むた啶曕啶 啶曕た啶え啶ぞ 啷�
啶ㄠさ啶距ぎ啷囙啶距ぎ啷囙啶距さ啶侧た啶く啶�! 啶く啶� 啶む啶掂 啶掂た啶班啶 啶班啶� 啶ㄠ啶ぅ啷嵿く啶� 啶ぅ啷嵿く啶� 啶す啷佮い啶班ぎ啶ㄠ啷嵿啷嬥い啷嵿じ啶掂さ啶苦ぇ啷� 啷�vid奴re key奴re kuru, karayuge ratnavalayai -rala峁�, gurv墨 gr墨v膩bhara峁嘺latikeya峁� kimanay膩 |
nav膩mek膩mek膩valimayi! mayi tva峁� viracaye rna nepathya峁� pathya峁� bahutaramana峁単otsavavidhau ||[4]O friend! Remove these armlets; I do not want the gemmed bangles in my hands. What is the use of these heavy necklaces? Make me a new single stringed necklace. It is not good to wear plenty of ornaments during dalliance (indicating that they would be hindering). Here she is expectant of dalliance. She is eager and dresses herself appropriately.
This 苍腻测颈办腻 is to be portrayed as a happy one as she has heard the news that her lover is coming and is seen adorning herself with ornaments.
啶啶班た啶じ啷嵿く啶距啶え啶� 啶多啶む啶掂ぞ 啶啶︵ぞ 啶啶粪ぃ啶啶粪た啶むぞ 啷�
priyasy膩gamana峁� 艣峁泃v膩 mud膩 bh奴峁峁嘺bh奴峁t膩 |
y膩 n膩r墨 s膩 stut膩 lokesat膩峁� 惫腻蝉补办补sajjik膩 ||[5]
This 苍腻测颈办腻 is anxious and in haste.
啶囙く啶� 啶氞た啶ㄠ啶むぞ啶む啶掂ぐ啶距さ啶む{啶椸啶侧_啶ㄠ啶む:啷┼ク啷︵ガ啷オ:}
iya峁� cint膩tvar膩vat墨[6]
She is anticipating, but she should not be overly greedy with lust for making love. Such behaviour will lead to disgust. Her want for union should be genuine.
啶す啷� 啶ㄠぞ啶た啶曕ぞ 啶啶班ぞ啶 啶斷い啷嵿じ啷佮啷嵿く 啶ぞ啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶嗋げ啶啶え啷� 啶え啷嵿い啷� 啶灌啶權, 啶ぐ啶ㄠ啶む 啶う啶� 啶囙じ啷嵿啷� 啶氞啶粪啶熰ぞ啶撪啷� 啶膏 啶呧い啷嵿く啶оた啶曕 啶曕ぞ啶ぞ啶む啶班い啶� 啶啶班啶熰 啶灌 啶む 啶囙じ啷嵿啷� 啶啶班い啶� 啶樴啶｀ぞ 啶 啶夃う啷嵿が啷佮う啷嵿ぇ 啶灌 啶膏啷嵿い啷� 啶灌 莯 啶むが啷� 啶掂す啶距啷� 啶呧え啷佮き啷傕い啶� 啶班じ啷� 啶曕た 啶� 啶灌啶曕ぐ啷� 啶班じ啶ぞ啶膏 啶曕 啶灌啶椸 莯 啶ぐ啶曕啶ぞ 啶忇さ啶 啶膏ぞ啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶ぞ 啶掂ぞ啶膏啶膏啷嵿 啶班じ啶ぞ啶膏 啶曕 啶灌 啶掂た啶粪く 啶灌啶ㄠ{啶椸啶侧_啶ㄠ啶む:啷┼ク啷︵ガ啷カ:}
yah 苍腻测颈办腻 pr膩ya岣� autsukya 产丑腻惫补 k膩 膩lamban bant墨 hai峁�, parantu yadi isk墨 ce峁ａ弓膩o峁� se atyadhik k膩m膩turat膩 praka峁� ho to iske prati gh峁涐箛膩 bh墨 udbuddha ho 蝉补办迟墨 hai 莯 tab vah膩峁� anubh奴ti ras ki na hokar rasabh膩s k墨 hog墨 莯 辫补谤补办墨测腻 evam 蝉腻尘腻苍测腻 惫腻蝉补办补sajja rasabh膩s ke h墨 惫颈峁测补 hain[7]
Bhoja combines all the above features of a 惫腻蝉补办补sajj膩 and gives a complete definition as:
啶膏ぞ 啶む 啶掂ぞ啶膏啶膏啷嵿啶� 啶膏啶ぞ啶む 啶膏啷嵿啶苦い啷� 啶掂ぞ啶膏さ啷囙ざ啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠた 啶啶班た啶ぎ啶距じ啷嵿い啷�啶班啶｀お啶班啶啷嵿啶距き啷傕し啶苦い啶� 啶ぞ 啶啶班い啷�啶曕啶粪い啷� 啷�
s膩 tu 惫腻蝉补办补sajj膩 sy膩t sajjite v膩save艣mani priyam膩st墨r峁嘺parya峁卥膩bh奴峁t膩 y膩 prat墨k峁te ||[8]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补, XXIV. ccix. 674.
[2]:
Ibid., XXIV. ccv. 673.
[3]:
笔谤补迟腻辫补谤耻诲谤墨测补, xliv. 20.
[4]:
S膩hitya Darpa峁嘺, III. 205.
[6]:
搁补蝉补办补濒颈办腻, 22.
[7]:
Rasabhas Aur Bhavabhas, 138.