365bet

Essay name: Hastalaksanadipika a critical edition and study

Author: E. K. Sudha
Affiliation: Government Sanskrit College (Tripunithura) / Department of Sanskrit

This is an English study on the Hastalaksanadipika—a manual depicting the Mudras (gestures) of the Kerala theatre. It is a very popular text supposedly dating to the 10th century A.D. This study also touches the subject of Krsnanattam, Kathakali and Kutiyattam—some of India's oldest theatrical traditions in Kerala.

Chapter 2 - Bharata’s Dramaturgy

Page:

36 (of 56)


External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)


Download the PDF file of the original publication


Copyright (license):

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)


Warning! Page nr. 36 has not been proofread.

for beautifying the presentation: as when, in an amorous situation (where the Kaisiki style of bearing is employed) the heroine enters sporting her hands in dance style with four types of hand movements (hastakaraṇas:- Avestita, Udvestita, Vyāvartita & Parivartita) simply serving to enhance the charm of the presentation (ii) that which partially follows popular mundane behaviour (34) eg. miming an action through dance mudrās (eg: the use of Tripatāka, to show words spoken aside).- The above is Abhinavagupta's analysis. Now Bharata's own definition of these terms (NS XIV 69-85) may be taken into con- sideration. 68 1) Lōkadharmi is the abhinya that depends on a natural expression
of the emotions () on the natural behaviour of people -
men and women of various types (that follows the well
known activities of people (that is simple and unartificial
(शुद्धं त्वविकृतम्) [śuddha� tvavikṛtam) ] and free from playful flourish of the limbs (अङ्गलीलाविवर्जितम्).
[ṅgī屹ᾱٲ).
]
2) Natyadharmi is illustrated by the following
au = This according to AG, consists in the inventive use of
well-known themes, with a view to intensifying the dramatic effect.
अतिसत्वातिभावकम् [پٱپ屹첹 ] = स्वभाव� चित्तवृर्त्तिं � अतिकृत्य यत� स्थितं कविकल्पि�- चित्तवृत्त्यन्तरयुक्तं
( [svabhāva� cittavṛrtti� ca atikṛtya yat sthita� kavikalpita- cittavṛttyantarayukta�
(
]
Abhi. Bha.)
That is, portraying behaviour and mental states in a manner
that deviates from natural conditions and the invention by the poet, of

Let's grow together!

I humbly request your help to keep doing what I do best: provide the world with unbiased sources, definitions and images. Your donation direclty influences the quality and quantity of knowledge, wisdom and spiritual insight the world is exposed to.

Let's make the world a better place together!

Like what you read? Help to become even better: