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Ashta Nayikas and Dance Forms (study)

by V. Dwaritha | 2013 | 71,711 words

This page relates ‘Reasons for Jealousy� of the study dealing with the Ashta-Nayikas—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 Ashtanayikas reflect the eight types of romantic relationships and have hence formed the expressive subject of many classical painting, poems and dramatic plays.

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Part 4 - Reasons for Jealousy

°Õ´Ç±ô°ìÄå±è±è¾±²â²¹³¾ says that a wife after marriage, though she extols a coutesan, has in mind the feeling of jealousy and the consequent love quarrel with her husband.

°ì²¹á¹Ÿp³Ü-±¹²¹á¸»i-p paá¹­á¹­avaá¸� parattaiyai y-Ä“ttiṉum
uḷḷat t-ūṭa l-uṇṭeṉa moḻipa
.[1]

There are four reasons that cause this anger or jealousy. Bharata enumerates these reasons that generate censure, anger or jealousy and the method of their portrayal on stage.

यतà¥à¤° सà¥à¤¨à¥‡à¤¹à¥‹ भवेतà¥à¤¤à¤¤à¥à¤� हीरà¥à¤·à¥à¤¯à¤¾ मदनसमà¥à¤­à¤µà¤� à¥�
चतसà¥à¤°à¥‹ योनयसà¥à¤¤à¤¸à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤ƒ कीरà¥à¤¤à¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¾à¤¨à¤� निबोधत à¥�
वैमनसà¥à¤¯à¤‚ वà¥à¤¯à¤²à¥€à¤•ं à¤� विपà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤‚ मनà¥à¤¯à¥à¤°à¥‡à¤µ à¤� à¥�
à¤à¤¤à¥‡à¤·à¤¾à¤‚ समà¥à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤µà¤•à¥à¤·à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤®à¤� लकà¥à¤·à¤£à¤¾à¤¨à¤¿ यथाकà¥à¤°à¤®à¤®à¥� à¥�

yatra sneho bhavettatra hÄ«rá¹£yÄ madanasambhavÄ |
catasro yonayastasyÄá¸� kÄ«rtyamÄnÄ nibodhata ||
vaimanasyaá¹� ±¹²â²¹±ôÄ«°ì²¹á¹� ca vipriyaá¹� manyureva ca |
eteá¹£Äṃ sampravaká¹£yÄmi laká¹£aṇÄni yathÄkramam ||
[2]

Where affection is present, anger caused by love is likely to be present. There are four different reasons causing anger. They are′󲹾±³¾²¹²Ô²¹²õ²â²¹ (Distraction of mind, depression, sorrow) ±¹²â²¹±ôÄ«°ì²¹ (displeasure) Vipriya (disagreeable or wrong act) manyu (anger).

निदà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤–ेदालसगतिं सचिहà¥à¤¨à¤� सरसवà¥à¤°à¤£à¤®à¥� à¥�
à¤à¤µà¤‚विधà¤� पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤‚ दृषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤µà¤¾ वैमनसà¥à¤¯à¤‚ भवेतà¥� सà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¾à¤� à¥�
तीवà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤­à¥à¤¯à¤¸à¥‚यितावेकà¥à¤·à¤£à¥‡à¤� रोषपà¥à¤°à¤•मà¥à¤ªà¤®à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾à¤™à¥à¤—à¥à¤¯à¤¾ à¥�
साधà¥à¤µà¤¿à¤¤à¤¿ सà¥à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤µà¤¿à¤¤à¤¿ वचनैà¤� शोभत इतà¥à¤¯à¥‡à¤µà¤®à¤­à¤¿à¤¨à¥‡à¤¯à¤®à¥ à¥�

nidrÄkhedÄlasagatiá¹� sacihnaá¹� sarasavraṇam |
evaṃvidhaá¹� priyaá¹� dṛṣṭvÄ vaimanasyaá¹� bhavet striyÄá¸� ||
tÄ«vrÄbhyasÅ«yitÄveká¹£aṇena roá¹£aprakampamÄnÄá¹…gyÄ |

sÄdhviti suṣṭviti vacanaiá¸� Å›obhata ityevamabhineyam ||[3]

A woman feels depressed when she notices her lover is sleepy, with lassitude, marks and wounds inflicted during the course of dalliance with another lady.This should be expressed by showing intense jealousy, anger, quivering lips and words like well done! Excellent! among others.

बहà¥à¤§à¤� वारà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¾à¤£à¥‹à¤½à¤ªà¤¿ यसà¥à¤¤à¤¤à¥à¤°à¥ˆà¤� हि तिषà¥à¤ à¤¤à¤� à¥�
सङà¥à¤˜à¤°à¥à¤·à¤šà¥à¤šà¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤° मातà¥à¤¸à¤°à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¦à¥� वà¥à¤¯à¤²à¥€à¤•ं जायतà¥� सà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¾à¤� à¥�
कृतà¥à¤µà¥‹à¤°à¤¸à¤� वामकरं दकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤£à¤¹à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¤� तथà¤� विधà¥à¤¨à¥à¤µà¤¤à¥à¤¯ à¥�
चरणविनिकà¥à¤·à¥‡à¤ªà¥‡à¤£ à¤� कारà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤½à¤­à¤¿à¤¨à¤¯à¥‹ वà¥à¤¯à¤²à¥€à¤•ेतॠà¥�

bahudhÄ vÄryamÄṇo'pi yastatraiva hi tiṣṭhati |
saá¹…ghará¹£accÄtra mÄtsaryÄd ±¹²â²¹±ôÄ«°ì²¹á¹� jÄyate striyÄá¸� ||
ká¹›tvorasi vÄmakaraá¹� daká¹£iṇahastaá¹� tathÄ vidhunvatya ||
caraṇaviniká¹£epeṇa ca kÄryo'bhinayo vyalÄ«ketu ||
[4]

Displeasure, in the form of mental tension, is caused in women, aroused by jealousy, when the lover continues to stand or stay even after being dismissed several times. Displeasure is expressed with actions like placing left hand on chest, swinging the right hand violently and kicking of foot.

जीवनà¥à¤¤à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤‚ तà¥à¤µà¤¯à¤� जीवामि दासोऽहà¤� तà¥à¤µà¤‚ à¤� मे पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¾ à¥�
उकà¥à¤¤à¥à¤µà¥ˆà¤µà¤� योऽनà¥à¤¯à¤¥à¤¾ कà¥à¤°à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¦à¥ विपà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤‚ ततà¥à¤° जायतà¥� à¥�
दूतीलेखपà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤µà¤šà¤¨à¤­à¥‡à¤¦à¤¨à¥ˆà¤� कà¥à¤°à¥‹à¤§à¤¹à¤¸à¤¿à¤¤à¤°à¥à¤¦à¤¿à¤¤à¥ˆà¤¶à¥à¤š à¥�
विपà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤•रणेऽभिनयà¤� सशिरà¤� कमà¥à¤ªà¤� पà¥à¤°à¤¯à¥‹à¤•à¥à¤¤à¤µà¥à¤¯à¤ƒ à¥�

jÄ«vantyÄá¹� tvayi jÄ«vÄmi dÄso'haá¹� tvaá¹� ca me priyÄ |
uktvaivaá¹� yo'nyathÄ kuryÄd vipriyaá¹� tatra jÄyate ||
dūtīlekhaprativacanabhedanai� krodhahasitaruditaiśca |

vipriyakaraṇe'bhinaya� saśira� kampa� prayoktavya� ||[5]

Offence or Vipriya is born in a woman when her love who once said "I will live as long as you live. I am your slave, you are my beloved�, now acts differently. Sending the messenger with letters and receiving no replies, the lady feels offended and expresses it with shaking of head and crying with anger and laughter.

पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤ªà¤•à¥à¤·à¤¸à¤•ाशातà¥à¤¤à¥ यः सौभागà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¿à¤•तà¥à¤¥à¤¨à¤� à¥�
उपसरà¥à¤ªà¥‡à¤¤à¥� सचिहà¥à¤¨à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥ मनà¥à¤¯à¥à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¤¤à¥à¤°à¥‹à¤ªà¤œà¤¾à¤¯à¤¤à¥‡ à¥�
वलयपरिवरà¥à¤¤à¤¨à¥ˆà¤°à¤¥ सà¥à¤¶à¤¿à¤¥à¤¿à¤²à¤®à¥à¤¤à¥à¤•à¥à¤·à¥‡à¤ªà¤£à¥‡à¤� रशनायाà¤� à¥�
मनà¥à¤¯à¥à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤µà¤­à¤¿à¤¨à¥‡à¤¤à¤µà¥à¤¯à¤� सशङà¥à¤•ितं बाषà¥à¤ªà¤®à¥‹à¤•à¥à¤·à¥ˆà¤¶à¥à¤š à¥�

pratipaká¹£asakÄÅ›Ättu yaá¸� saubhÄgyavikatthanaá¸� |
upasarpet sacihnastu manyustatropajÄyate ||
valayaparivartanairatha suÅ›ithilamutká¹£epaṇena raÅ›anÄyÄá¸� |

manyustvabhinetavyaá¸� saÅ›aá¹…kitaá¹� bÄá¹£pamoká¹£aiÅ›ca ||[6]

A woman feels angry when the lover comes to her with marks of dalliance with the rival woman and raving about his good fortune. Anger should be represented by rotating the bangles with suspicion, adjusting the girdle and shedding of tears.

दृषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤µà¤¾ सà¥à¤¥à¤¿à¤¤à¤‚ पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¤à¤®à¤¾ सशङà¥à¤•ितं सापराधमतिलजà¥à¤œà¤¾à¤®à¥ à¥�
ईषà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤µà¤šà¤¨à¤¸à¤®à¥à¤¤à¥à¤¥à¥ˆà¤ƒ खेदयितवà¥à¤¯à¥‹ हà¥à¤¯à¥à¤ªà¤¾à¤²à¤®à¥à¤­à¥ˆà¤ƒ à¥�
à¤� à¤� निषà¥à¤ à¥à¤°à¤®à¤­à¤¿à¤­à¤¾à¤·à¥à¤¯à¥‹ à¤� चापà¥à¤¯à¤¤à¤¿à¤•à¥à¤°à¥‹à¤§à¤¨à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥� परिहासà¥à¤¯à¤� à¥�
बाषà¥à¤ªà¥‹à¤¨à¥à¤®à¤¿à¤¶à¥à¤°à¥ˆà¤°à¥à¤µà¤šà¤¨à¥ˆà¤°à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤®à¥‹à¤ªà¤¨à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¤‚यà¥à¤•à¥à¤¤à¥ˆà¤� à¥�

dṛṣṭvÄ sthitaá¹� priyatamÄ saÅ›aá¹…kitaá¹� sÄparÄdhamatilajjÄm |
īṣyÄvacanasamutthaiá¸� khedayitavyo hyupÄlambhaiá¸� ||
na ca niṣṭhuramabhibhÄá¹£yo na cÄpyatikrodhanastu parihÄsyaá¸� |
bÄá¹£ponmiÅ›rairvacanairÄtmopanyÄsasaṃyuktaiá¸� ||
[7]

Seeing the lover who is ashamed of his deeds, the angry woman should rebuke him. If he is a cruel one then she should not speak harshly or sarcastically to him. Instead she should speak with a voice filled with self pity and tears.

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

“Porulatikaram of Tolkappiyam,� V. ccxxx. 130.

[2]:

±·Äåá¹­y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹, XXIV. cclx–cclxi. 682â€�683.

[3]:

Ibid., XXIV. cclxii–cclxiii. 683.

[4]:

Ibid., XXIV. cclxiv–cclxv. 683.

[5]:

Ibid., XXIV. cclxvi–cclxvii. 683.

[6]:

Ibid., XXIV. cclxviii–cclxix. 684.

[7]:

Ibid., XXIV. cclxx–cclxxi. 684.

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