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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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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t 268 For instance attentive, levelled eyes, looking through
corners, with arched eyebrows, and the glance born of
198 joy and pleasure is Kantā drsti. When the eyes are
slightly contracted at the centre, pupils steady and
exuding sweetness and desire, and eyebrow joyfully
1 arched, it is a glance born of the emotion of love. In
a pathetic state, the eye-lids will rise upward, the
pupils will be agitated and trembling, attention will be
fixed on the tip of the nose and tears will trickle down.
This is Karuna drsti. To express the sense of the
the marvellous, the tips of the eyelashes will be
contracted, the corners of the eye-sockets will be
expanded, the pupils will be rolling in an upword move-
ment, the glance will be sort but full of wonder. This
is Adbhuta drsti. Rolling pupils and their sideward or
upward movement will be suitable to express Vira or
Raudra sentiment; as looking sideways through the corner
of the eye is appropriate for Srigara. It is easy to
see that the movements of eyebrows could be very eloquent.
198. रसाभिनयहीनेषु भावेषु सहजा मत� �
कान्ता भयानका चै� हास्या � करुण� तथ� �
अद्भुत� � तथ� रौद्री वीरा बीभत्सया सह �
दृष्टय� परिकीर्तिता�
[rasābhinayahīneṣu bhāveṣu sahajā matā |
kāntā bhayānakā caiva hāsyā ca karuṇ� tathā ||
adbhutā ca tathā raudrī vīrā bībhatsayā saha |
dṛṣṭaya� parikīrtitā�
] Pat zarautzatect good: great: 11 4.18.1039�1040.
