Ashta Nayikas and Dance Forms (study)
by V. Dwaritha | 2013 | 71,711 words
Summary: The essay studies the Ashtanayikas—a classification of eight kinds of “Heroines� representing the eight emotional states (avastha) employed in the classical Indian dance and performing arts (otherwise known as Natya Shastra). These Ashta Nayikas reflect the eight types of romantic relationships and have hence formed the expressive subject of many classical painting, poems and dramatic plays.
Original title: Aṣṭavidha Nāyikā (अष्टवि� नायिका, astavidha/ashtavidha nayika), Aṣṭanāyikā (अष्टनायिका, ashtanayika, astanayika), Aṣṭa-nāyikā (अष्ट-नायिका, asta-nayika).
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