Ashta Nayikas and Dance Forms (study)
by V. Dwaritha | 2013 | 71,711 words
This page relates 鈥楨xamples of Svadhinapatika鈥� of the study dealing with the Ashta-Nayikas鈥攁 classification of eight kinds of 鈥淗eroines鈥� 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 5 - Examples of 厂惫腻诲丑墨苍补辫补迟颈办腻
Examples of the Sv膩dh墨na-patik膩 character of woman heroine:
At first, the 厂惫腻诲丑墨苍补辫补迟颈办腻 苍腻测颈办腻 with general features, not falling under any of the divisions namely鈥�蝉惫墨测腻, 尘补诲丑测腻 and so on are dealt with here.
啶樴ぐ啶苦ぃ啶苦啶｀い啷嵿ぅ啶｀さ啷囙げ啷嵿げ啶｀じ啷佮す啷囙げ啶苦お啶∴た啶呧啶膏す啷嬥啶むお啶灌た啶呧じ啷嵿じ 啷�
啶呧さ啶膏啶｀啶椸ぞ啶班啶掂ぞ啶班さ啶苦啷嵿啶苦啶灌ぞ啶膏啶灌ぞ啶呧啶むた 啷�ghari峁噄gha峁嘺ttha峁嘺vella峁嘺suhelipa岣峣a峁僺aho峁僼apahiassa |
avasau峁嘺峁僩膩raav膩ravi峁環峁環iah膩suh膩a峁僼i ||啶椸啶灌た啶｀啶樴え啶膏啶むえ啶啶班啶班ぃ啶膏啶栢啷囙げ啶苦お啶むた啶むじ啷嵿く 啶さ啶苦し啷嵿く啶む啶ぅ啶苦啶膏啶� 啷�
啶呧お啶多啷佮え啶距啷嵿啶距ぐ啶曕さ啶距ぐ啶掂た啶粪啶熰た 啶︵た啶掂じ啶距 啶膏啶栢く啶ㄠ啶むた 啷�g峁沨i峁嚹玤hanastanaprera峁嘺sukhakelipatitasya bhavi峁atpathikasya |
apa艣akun膩峁単膩rakav膩ravi峁ａ弓i divas膩岣� sukhayanti ||[1]Tuesday will be a bad omen saying thus the wicked traveler enjoys the rainy days urging dalliance with their heavy breasted wife.
啶曕ぞ啶炧啶氞啶ㄠぞ啶班啶� 啶ㄠ啶い啶苦い啶苦げ啶曕啶班ぞ啶さ啶權啶椸 啶膏う啶距げ啶� 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶班啶灌啶ぞ啶權啶曕 啶た啶い啶� 啶ぇ啷佮ぐ啶� 啶氞ぞ啶оぐ啶� 啶啶班啶曕啶粪い啷囙そ啶權啶椸ぎ啷� 啷�
啶むい啷嵿じ啶傕げ啶距お啶� 啶ㄠた啶多ぎ啶い啶� 啶掂 啶膏啶班き啶� 啶溹た啶樴啶班い啷�啶︵ 啶膏啶啶粪啶熰啶掂ぞ 啶膏啶啶粪啶熰啶掂ぞ 啶掂ぐ啶曕啶氞く啷佮啶� 啶啶︵い啷� 啶曕ぞ啶い啶ㄠ啶む啶班 啷�k膩帽c墨n膩r墨峁� n峁沺atitilakor膩yava峁単a岣� sad膩la峁� sv膩ruhy膩峁卥a峁� pibati 尘补诲丑耻谤补峁� c膩dhara峁� prek峁te'峁単am |
tatsa峁僱膩pa峁� ni艣amayati vai saurabha峁� jighrat墨da峁� sp峁涐梗峁璿膩 sp峁涐梗峁璿膩 varakucayuga峁� modate k膩matantra岣� ||[2]The best of Kings鈥�King 搁腻测补 痴补峁単补 ascends on the limbs of the belted woman who is ever competent in the matters of love. He drinks the sweet lower lip, looks at her limbs, sincerely listens to her words, smells her fragrance and is elated to frequently touch both her breasts.
啶掂啶｀啶啶班じ啷傕え啶班啶ㄠぞ啶膏 啶え啷嬥す啶班ぞ啶膏 啶い啷嵿ぐ啶距さ啶侧啶掂た啶班啶ㄠ 啶曕啶氞く啷嬥 啶曕啶多ぞ啶權啶椸た 啷�
啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶む 啶膏啷�啶粪 啶む啶侧た啶むぞ啶ㄠ啶ㄠく啶� 啶啶班啶距ぎ啶啷嵿啶啶班じ啶距ぇ啶ㄠさ啶苦ぇ啷� 啶むさ 啶曕ぞ啶啶班さ啷�啶｀ぞ 啷�ve峁嚹玴ras奴naracan膩su manohar膩su patr膩val墨viracane kucayo岣� k峁浥浤佱箙gi |
k膩nte sakh墨峁 tulit膩nunay膩 prak膩mama峁単apras膩dhanavidhau tava k膩prav墨峁嚹� ||[3]O lean limbed lady! Who is an expert amongst your lover and friends in arranging flowers on the hair, in making beautiful leaf designs on the breasts and with delightful ways of ornamenting the limbs?
啶侧た啶栢い啶� 啶曕啶氞く啷嬥 啶い啷嵿ぐ啶� 啶曕ぃ啷嵿啷� 啶ㄠた啶啶溹く啶むた 啶膏啶班啶� 啶むた啶侧啶げ啶苦啷囙啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ啶椸ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶距う啷佮う啶膏啶い啶� 啶曕啶ㄠ啶むげ啶距え啷� 啷�
啶囙い啶� 啶氞啷佮ざ啶む啶班啶掂ぞ啶班 啶掂ぞ啶班 啶掂お啷佮 啶ぐ啶苦い啶� 啶膏啶啶�-啶ㄠ啶掂た啶班す啶掂た啶о啶班 啶ㄠぞ啶膏啶ぞ啶� 啶ぞ啶班啶多啶掂 啶掂た啶啶炧啶氞い啶� 啶掂げ啷嵿げ啶 啷�likhati kucayo岣� 辫补迟谤补峁� ka峁囜弓he niyojayati sraja峁� tilakamalikekurvanga峁囜笉膩dudasyati kuntal膩n |
iti ca峁璾艣atairv膩ra峁� v膩ra峁� vapu岣� parita岣� sp峁浥沘-nvirahavidhuro n膩sy膩岣� p膩r艣va峁� vimu帽cati vallabha岣� ||[4]The 苍腻测补办补 draws designs of sandal paste on her breasts, adorns her neck with a necklace, marks her forehead with a tilak, and removes her hair from her cheeks. Like this the 苍腻测补办补 appeases his sorrow of separation from the heroine by thousands of clever deeds to keep touching all over her body and to not leave her vicinity.
啶侧ぞ啶侧く啶ㄠ啶ㄠげ啶曕お啷嵿ぐ啶距え啷嵿い啶距え啷� 啶班啶え啷� 啶い啷嵿ぐ啶啷嵿啶班啶� 啷�
啶忇い啶距 啶掂た啶ㄠ啶︵く啶ㄠ 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶むざ啷嵿啶距く啶距さ啶︵え啷佮さ啶班啶むい啷� 啷�l膩layannalakapr膩nt膩n racayan patrama帽jar墨岣� |
et膩峁� vinodayan k膩nta艣ch膩y膩vadanuvartate ||[5]The hero caresses her curls and decorates her cheeks with fragrant substances. Thus fondling her, the lover follows her like a shadow.
From 骋墨迟补驳辞惫颈苍诲补:
啶呧ぅ 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶む 啶班い啶苦啷嵿げ啶距え啷嵿い啶お啶� 啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶ㄠさ啶距啷嵿啶ぞ 啷�
啶ㄠた啶溹啶距う 啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶ぞ啶оぞ 啶班ぞ啶оぞ 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶о啶ㄠき啶班啶む啶曕ぞ 啷�atha k膩nta峁� ratikl膩ntamapi ma峁囜笉anav膩帽chay膩 |
nijag膩da nir膩b膩dh膩 r膩dh膩 sv膩dh墨nabhart峁沰膩 ||[6]Then, as they were idle in the aftermath of the love making, 搁腻诲丑腻 addressed 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, who was completely under her sway, to dress her up.
础峁ａ弓补辫补诲颈 24
啶曕啶班 啶う啷佮え啶ㄠ啶︵え 啶氞え啷嵿う啶ㄠざ啶苦ざ啶苦ぐ啶むぐ啷囙ぃ 啶曕ぐ啷囙ぃ 啶く啷嬥ぇ啶班 啷�
啶啶椸ぎ啶︵お啶む啶班啶い啷嵿ぐ 啶え啷嬥き啶掂ぎ啶權啶椸げ啶曕げ啶多じ啶灌啶︵ぐ啷� 啷�kuru yadunandana candana艣i艣iratare峁嘺 kare峁嘺 payodhare |
m峁沢amadapatrakamatra manobhavama峁単alakala艣asahodare ||O the delight of Yadu's clan, paint musky foliages on my bosoms that are love's ritual vessel, and that are the co-born ones to auspicious vessels. Paint on them with your own palms that are cooler than the sandal-paste.
啶ㄠた啶溹啶距う 啶膏ぞ 啶う啷佮え啶ㄠ啶︵え啷� 啶曕啶班啶∴い啶� 啶灌啶︵く啶距え啶ㄠ啶︵え啷� 啷� 啶о啶班啶掂ぎ啷� 啷�
nijag膩da s膩 yadunandane kr墨岣峚ti h峁沝ay膩nandane || dhruvam ||
She told 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, the joyful Yadu hero, who was engaged in the play of love to delight her heart.鈥�Dhruvam
啶呧げ啶苦啷佮げ啶椸啷嵿啶ㄠぎ啶炧啶溹え啶曕 啶班い啶苦え啶距く啶曕じ啶距く啶曕ぎ啷嬥啶ㄠ 啷�
啶む啶掂う啶оぐ啶氞啶啶え啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶苦い啶曕啷嵿啶距げ啶啶溹啶溹さ啶侧く 啶啶班た啶� 啶侧啶氞え啷� 啷� 啶ㄠた啶� 啷� 啷�alikulaga帽janama帽janaka峁� rati苍腻测补办补s膩yakamocane |
tvadadharacumbanalambitakajj膩lamujjavalaya priya locane || nija 0 ||My eyes are bows that release sidelong-glances, akin to the arrows of Lovegod, but when you kissed them their 办腻箩补濒 was erased, oh, dear, brighten them up with such kajal glossier than the blackness of swarms of honeybees.
啶ㄠく啶ㄠ啷佮ぐ啶權啶椸い啶班啷嵿啶掂た啶曕ぞ啶膏え啶苦ぐ啶距じ啶曕ぐ啷� 啶多啶班啶むた啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶侧 啷�
啶え啶膏た啶溹お啶距ざ啶掂た啶侧ぞ啶膏ぇ啶班 啶多啶さ啷囙ざ 啶ㄠた啶掂啶多く 啶曕啶｀啶∴げ啷� 啷� 啶ㄠた啶� 啷� 啷�nayanakura峁単atara峁単avik膩sanir膩sakare 艣rutima峁囜笉ale |
manasijap膩艣avil膩sadhare 艣ubhave艣a nive艣aya ku峁囜笉ale || nija 0 ||My restless doe eyes end at the ears, O beautifully dressed one! hang my earrings on the lobes of the ears to make snares of love.
啶啶班ぎ啶班啶 啶班啶え啷嵿い啶啶ぐ啶� 啶班啶氞た啶班 啶膏啶氞た啶班 啶ぎ 啶膏啶啶栢 啷�
啶溹た啶む啶げ啷� 啶掂た啶げ啷� 啶ぐ啶苦啶班啶く 啶ㄠぐ啷嵿ぎ啶溹え啶曕ぎ啶侧啶� 啶啶栢 啷� 啶ㄠた啶� 啷� 啷�bhramaracaya峁� racayantamupari 谤耻肠颈谤补峁� 蝉耻肠颈谤补峁� mama sa峁僲ukhe |
jitakamale vimale parikarmaya narmajanakamalaka峁� mukhe || nija 0 ||Readjust my curly hair which has fallen on my face, more beautiful than a full bloomed lotus, like a gleaming line of black bees.
啶啶椸ぎ啶︵ぐ啶膏さ啶侧た啶む 啶侧げ啶苦い啶� 啶曕啶班 啶むた啶侧啶げ啶苦啶班啶ㄠ啶曕ぐ啷� 啷�
啶掂た啶灌た啶む啶侧啷嵿啶曕げ啶� 啶曕ぎ啶侧ぞ啶ㄠえ 啶掂た啶多啶班ぎ啶苦い啶多啶班ぎ啶多啶曕ぐ啷� 啷� 啶ㄠた啶� 啷� 啷�m峁沢amadarasavalita峁� lalita峁� kuru tilakamalikarajan墨kare |
vihitakala峁卥akala峁� kamal膩nana vi艣ramita艣rama艣墨kare || nija 0 ||Make a mark on the forhead, where the sweat drops have lulled by now, like the mark on the moon, with the deer musk, O moon faced 碍峁涐梗峁嘺!
啶ぎ 啶班啶氞た啶班 啶氞た啶曕啶班 啶曕啶班 啶ぞ啶ㄠう 啶ぞ啶ㄠじ啶溹ぇ啷嵿さ啶溹啶距ぎ啶班 啷�
啶班い啶苦啶侧た啶む 啶侧げ啶苦い啷� 啶曕啶膏啶ぞ啶ㄠた 啶多た啶栢ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶苦ざ啶苦啶｀啶∴啶∴ぞ啶ぐ啷� 啷� 啶ㄠた啶� 啷� 啷�mama rucire cikure kuru m膩nada m膩nasajadhvajac膩mare |
ratigalite lalite kusum膩ni 艣ikha峁囜笉i艣ikha峁囜笉aka岣嵞乵are || nija 0 ||Hey adorable one! Fix flowers on my tresses which have been disheaveled during the act of love making. My hair is like the banner of the god of love and more beautiful than the plumes of a peacock.
啶膏ぐ啶膏啶ㄠ 啶溹啶ㄠ 啶ぎ 啶多ぎ啷嵿が啶班う啶距ぐ啶｀さ啶距ぐ啶｀啶ㄠ啶︵ぐ啷� 啷�
啶ぃ啶苦ぐ啶多え啶距さ啶膏え啶距き啶班ぃ啶距え啶� 啶多啶ぞ啶多く 啶掂ぞ啶膏く 啶膏啶ㄠ啶︵ぐ啷� 啷� 啶ㄠた啶� 啷� 啷�sarasaghane jaghane mama 艣ambarad膩ra峁嘺v膩ra峁嘺kandare |
ma峁噄ra艣an膩vasan膩bhara峁嚹乶i 艣ubh膩艣aya v膩saya sundare || nija 0 ||Oh the abode of auspiciousness! Decorate my hips which resemble the elephantine mountain slopes with silk, jewels and girdle with bells resounding.
啶多啶班啶溹く啶︵啶掂さ啶氞じ啶� 啶班啶氞た啶班 啶灌啶︵く啶� 啶膏う啶 啶曕啶班 啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶ㄠ 啷�
啶灌ぐ啶苦啶班ぃ啶膏啶ぐ啶｀ぞ啶啶む啷冟い啶曕げ啶苦啶侧啶粪き啶掂啷嵿さ啶班啶｀啶∴え啷� 啷� 啶ㄠた啶� 啷� 啷�艣r墨jayadevavacasi rucire h峁沝aya峁� sadaya峁� kuru ma峁囜笉ane |
haricara峁嘺smara峁嚹乵峁泃ak峁泃akalikalu峁bhavajvarakha峁囜笉ane || nija 0 ||[7]Oh, Krishna, you make your heart benign to listen to the auspicious saying rendered by Jayadeva, which is an eradicator of fevers caused by the impurities of Kali era and which is filled with the nectar derived by meditating on your feet.
It is to be noted here that the 苍腻测颈办腻 delineated above in the 础峁ａ弓补辫补诲颈, falls under a sub classification named 搁奴辫补驳补谤惫颈迟腻, the one who is proud of her physical beauty.
| 闯腻惫补岣穒[8] Language鈥擳elugu ; 搁腻驳补鈥�Paras; 罢腻岣穉尘鈥斈赌诲颈; 颁辞尘辫辞蝉别谤鈥�Dharmapuri 厂耻产产补谤腻测补谤 |
Situation. Here the friend is talking about the hero and his behavior towards the heroine. |
| Pallavi Smarasundar膩峁単uni sariyevvar膿 Sarasak艒til艒 navaj墨ruham墨r膿 |
Meaning Who can equal him? Who is as beautiful as Manmatha He is one in a crore. |
| Chara峁嘺 1 膧岣峣nam膩峁璦lu a岣嶀笉amu paluka岣嵞� 膾 ce岣峣yalanu kanulaj奴岣峚岣嵞� |
He would not negate, what is said. He would not see another lady. |
| Chara峁嘺 2 Vinulakimpuga v墨峁嘺v膩yinci ali 痴脓峁噄苍脓 辫腻岣峚 蝉补产丑腻峁肠肠耻苍脓 |
He would play the lute, pleasantly to the ears. When the 苍腻测颈办腻 sings, he applauds her. |
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
叠丑辞箩补谤腻箩补, 鈥�艢峁涐箙驳腻谤补辫谤补办腻艣补,鈥� in 叠丑辞箩补谤腻箩补 Grantham膩l膩, ed. R.S. Saini, vol. 1 (Delhi: Nag Publication, 2001), XV. cdlxiii. 701.
[3]:
艢峁涐箙驳腻谤补尘补帽箩补谤墨, lxxix, 15.
[4]:
艢峁涐箙驳腻谤补 Tilaka, I. cxxxiii. 35; V膩gbha峁弓a, 碍腻惫测腻苍耻艣腻蝉补苍补, ed. Shivadutta and Kasinatha Panduranga Parab, K膩vyam膩la 43 (Bombay: Tukaram Javaji, 1915), V. 63.
[5]:
搁补蝉补办补濒颈办腻, xxxviii. 22.
[6]:
Jayadeva, 骋墨迟补驳辞惫颈苍诲补 of Jayadeva -Love song of the Dark Lord, ed. Barbara Stoler Miller (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2007), 166.
[7]:
Ibid., 166鈥�67.