Essay name: Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences)
Author:
Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay in English studies the Manasollasa authored by Someshvara III, representing an ancient encyclopedic work encompassing over 8,000 Sanskrit verses. The text addresses diverse topics like polity, political sciences, architecture, jurisprudence, iconography, idol-making, and various arts and sciences such as mathematics.
Chapter 4 - Fine arts in Manasollassa
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Defining the essential nature of Natya, Bharata has
made the following statements. 'Natya in this world is
an imitation (anukarana) of life. 185 He also says, 'Natya
world.
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is a r茅presentation of the emotional states of this entire
The comparative superiority of natya over
other arts, in respect of the skill involved in its
composition and presentation and its appeal on various
levels and to varied tastes is similarly voucned for
by K膩lid膩sa 187
and by the later popular opinion which
nolds drama to be the most charming of literary creations.
For this Some艣vara gives the definition of Natya. He
tells "All types of Abhinaya and dance leading to Rasa
are called N膩tya.
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185. 啶ぐ啶むえ啶距啷嵿く 啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�) [bharatan膩峁瓂a 艣膩stra) ] 1. 117.
啶膏お啷嵿い啶︵啶掂啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶曕ぐ啶｀ 啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ぎ啷囙い啶︵ 啶さ啶苦し啷嵿く啶むた 啷�
[saptadv墨p膩nukara峁嘺峁� n膩峁瓂ametad bhavi峁ati |
] Cf. 艢ivatattva Ratnakara, by Basavaraja of Keladi,
VI Kallola, IIIrd Chapter. Here the author mentions
dancing, its origin, history, varieties etc. Suitabi-
lity of dancers as regards their age, colour, form,
appearance, etc. are also described.
186. 啶むう啷囙さ . [tadeva . ] 1. 107.
啶む啶班啶侧啶曕啶じ啷嵿く啶距じ啷嵿く 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶膏啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶 啶ぞ啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶曕啶班啶むえ啶 啷�
[trailokyasy膩sya sarvasya n膩峁瓂a峁� bh膩v膩nuk墨rtanam |
] 187. 啶曕ぞ啶侧た啶︵ぞ啶� 啶ぞ啶侧さ啶苦啶距啷嵿え啶苦ぎ啶苦い啷嵿ぐ. [k膩lid膩sa m膩lavik膩gnimitra. ] 1.4.
啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶 啶た啶ㄠ啶ㄠぐ啷傕さ啷囙ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠじ啷嵿く 啶す啷佮ぇ啶距そ啶啶啶曕 啶膏ぎ啶距ぐ啶距ぇ啶ㄠぎ啷� 啷�
啶曕ぞ啶掂啶啶粪 啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶� 啶班ぎ啷嵿く啶 啷�
[n膩峁瓂a峁� bhinnar奴verjanasya bahudh膩'pyeka峁� sam膩r膩dhanam |
k膩vye峁 n膩峁璦ka峁� ramyam ||
] 188. 啶多た啶掂い啶む啶� 啶班い啷嵿え啶距啶� [艣ivatatva ratn膩kara ] 6.30 16.
啶︵啶多え啷冟い啷嵿い啶� 啶むう啷囙さ 啶膏啶ぞ啶む啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶侧啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶溹え啶 啷�
啶掂た啶氞た啶む啶班 啶ぞ啶掂啶苦い啷嵿ぐ啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶氞た啶む啶� 啶氞た啶む啶班啶ざ啷嬥き啶苦い啷� 啷�
[de艣an峁泃ta峁� tadeva sy膩tsarvalok膩nura janam |
vicitre bh膩vacitr膩rthacitra citropa艣obhite ||
] 189. 啶嗋す啶距ぐ啷嵿く啷堗さ 啶氞た啶曕啶多啶氞啶� 啶膏ぞ啶む啶掂た啶曕啶多啷嵿啶苦啷� 啶班じ啶距 啷�
啶掂啶啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶む啶洁き啶苦え啶啶班啶ㄠ啶む啶啶膏啶むえ啷嵿え啶距く啶た啶むた 啶曕ぅ啷嵿く啶む 啷� [膩h膩ryaiva cikai艣caiva s膩tvikai艣a峁単ikai ras膩岣� |
vyajyante'bhinayairn峁泃yaistann膩yamiti kathyate || ] 4.18.960-961.
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