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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Glance or Sight is denoted by the Sanskrit term 顿峁涐梗峁璱 which, in Indian Dramas, refers to the 鈥減roper accomplishment of glances鈥�, according to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.鈥敹籴箾峁ａ弓i is very important in a dance form. The appropriate movements of eyes, eyeballs and eyebrows of an artist make the performance more charming. There are thirty six kinds of glances (诲峁涐梗峁璱) accepted in the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
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Full-text (+539): Kataksha, Drishti, Vilokita, Shunya, Akekara, Vibhranta, Snigdha, Vipluta, Jihma, Trasta, Hrishta, Vitarkita, Abhitapta, Shankita, Madira, Vilocanapata, Vishanna, Drishtisambheda, Malina, Shranta.
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Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Chapter VIII - Gestures of Minor Limbs (up膩峁単a)
Chapter XIV - Zones (kak峁膩) and Local Usages (prav峁泃ti)
Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
2.6. 顿峁涐梗峁璱 (sight or glance) < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]
2. The Vi峁ａ箛udharmottara-pur膩峁嘺: An Introductory Note < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada D膩sa)
Text 10.242 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.175 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 7.22 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 3.5 < [Chapter 3 - One鈥檚 Own Form of the Drekk膩峁嘺s]
Brahma Samhita (Jiva Goswami commentary) (by Srila Narayana Maharaja)
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