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interpreters it is clear that the author of the 艣l艒ka is 艢膩r峁単adeva himself. Thus Dr.R膩j膩 concludes that the AD is a modern work whose authorship is attributed to the Pur膩峁嘺 character Nandike艣vara. i.e. the AD is written after the SR. But it is remarkably noted that the modernity of the AD does not decrease its value or authenticity. It is an accepted fact that the NS got its present form through a series of innovations and additions made by many scholars in different time. But the AD is relevant even now, being unchanged, in the sense that it is a handbook which gives a com- prehensive picture about all aspects of abhinaya. RELEVANCE OF THE AD The technique of the abhinaya in the AD is not the true copy of that of the NS. Bharata gives the mode of abhinaya which is based on the dasarupakas whereas the author of the AD tries to explain the hand gestures, abhinaya through the eyes and gaits which are often seen in N峁泃ta and N峁泃ya. The discussion on the r奴pakas is not given importance in the AD. 92 -
Nandike艣vara refers to the two divisions of N峁泃ta and N膩峁瓂a
- Ta峁囜笉ava and L膩sya. T膩峁囜笉ava is for men and Lasya is for women. If the
kara峁嘺s and angah膩ras in a dance are very vigorous and complex and
膧rabhativ峁泃ti is used, it is Ta峁囜笉ava. When the angah膩ras and L膩syas are
simple and soft and the v峁泃ti is Kai艣iki, then the dance is Lasya. The