Ashta Nayikas and Dance Forms (study)
by V. Dwaritha | 2013 | 71,711 words
This page relates 鈥楨xamples of Vasakasajjika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 6 - Examples of V膩sakasajjik膩
Examples of the V膩sakasajjik膩 character of woman heroine:
啶︵啶粪啶熰啶掂ぞ啶� 啶︵ぐ啷嵿お啶｀ぎ啶｀啶∴げ啷� 啶ㄠた啶溹さ啶啶班啶啶粪ぞ啶� 啶え啷嬥す啶距ぐ啶苦ぃ啷�啶� 啶︵啶ぞ啶班啶氞た啶冟啶た啶多 啶� 啶啶灌え啶椸啶灌 啶む啶班じ啷嵿く啶む啶曕啶班啷嵿啷�啶︵啶多ぞ 啷�
啶忇さ啶� 啶ㄠ 啶膏啶班い啶� 啶さ啶苦し啷嵿く啶むた 啶氞た啶班ぞ啶︵う啷嵿く啷囙い啶� 啶膏ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶ぞ 啶曕ぞ啶 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶むう啶苦う啷冟啷嵿し啶ぞ 啶掂た啶侧じ啶苦い啶� 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶班 啶︵啶椸ぞ啶班啶た啶むぞ 啷�d峁涐梗峁璿膩峁� darpa峁嘺ma峁囜笉ale nijavapurbh奴峁Ｄ佱箖 manoh膩ri峁嚹箖 d墨p膩rci岣api艣a峁� ca mohanag峁沨a峁� trasyatkura峁単墨d峁浥浤� |
eva峁� nau surata峁� bhavi峁ati cir膩dadyeti s膩nanday膩 k膩ma峁� k膩ntadid峁沰峁y膩 vilasit膩 dv膩re d峁沢膩ropit膩 ||[1]The girl who had eyes like a frightened doe observed in the mirror-herself, her ornaments and the golden hue of the room due to the subdued lamp. Today we will enjoy for long, thinking thus, she happily turned her eyes towards the door, wishing to see her lord.
啶ㄠた啶溹お啶距ぃ啶苦お啶侧啶侧さ啶むげ啶膏啶栢げ啶ㄠぞ啶︵き啶苦え啶距じ啶苦啶距さ啶苦さ啶班ぎ啷佮い啷嵿お啶むた啶む啶� 啷�
啶呧お啶班ぞ 啶ぐ啷�啶曕啶粪啶� 啶多え啶曕啶班啶啶啶︵ 啶啶栢さ啶距じ啶ぞ啶膏啶啶げ啶多啶掂じ啶ㄠ啶� 啷�nijap膩峁噄pallavatalaskhalan膩dabhin膩sik膩vivaramutpatitai岣� |
apar膩 par墨k峁a 艣anakairmumude mukhav膩sam膩syakamala艣vasanai岣� ||[2]The 苍腻测颈办腻 examines the smell of her mouth by smelling the fragrance which reaches her nostrils after having hit her creeper like hands and feels happy.
啶曕じ啷嵿い啷佮ぐ啷�啶� 啶啶班た啶� 啶ぐ啷嵿う啶� 啶啶班た啶じ啶栢た 啶多啶班啶栢ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶い啷嵿ぐ啶距え啶� 啶ぞ啶侧啶 啶椸啶啶 啶掂た啶о啶灌た 啶曕啶侧た啶多く啶ㄠ 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啷� 啶膏ぎ啷�啶 啶曕啶班 啷�
啶膏ぎ啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶む啶啶粪啶い啶� 啶掂げ啷嵿げ啶 啶ぎ 啶椸啶灌じ啷嵿え啷堗す啷堗啶ぞ啶む啶班 啶い啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶ㄠぞ啶氞げ啶曕ぞ啶ㄠえ啶距え啶� 啶啶む 啶︵啶掂じ啷嵿い啷嵿さ啶啶掂げ啷嵿げ啶 啷�kastur墨峁� priya mardaya priyasakhi 艣r墨kha峁囜笉amatr膩naya m膩lya峁� gumpha峁� vidhehi keli艣ayana峁� sarve sam墨pa峁� kur奴 |
sampratye峁ati vallabho mama g峁沨asnaihaikap膩tra峁� yata岣� pr膩c墨n膩calak膩nan膩ni bhajate devastvam墨vallabha岣� ||鈥淧lease apply camphor on me friends, bring sandal wood, weave strings of flowers and prepare the bed (for love making). My Lord, the object of my love, may come any moment now. He likes old mountains and forests (you know).鈥�[3]
A lovely description by k膩岣穒d膩sa of the women who await their lover in the hemanta season:
啶椸ぞ啶む啶班ぞ啶｀た 啶曕ぞ啶侧啶啶氞ぐ啷嵿啶苦い啶距え啶� 啶膏お啶む啶班げ啷囙啶距え啶� 啶啶栢ぞ啶啶啶溹ぞ啶ㄠた 啷�
啶多た啶班ぞ啶傕じ啶� 啶曕ぞ啶侧ぞ啶椸啶班啶о啶た啶むぞ啶ㄠた 啶曕啶班啶掂え啷嵿い啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶班啶 啶膏啶班い啷嬥い啷嵿じ啶掂ぞ啶� 啷�g膩tr膩峁噄 k膩l墨yakacarcit膩ni sapatralekh膩ni mukh膩mbuj膩ni |
艣ir膩峁僺i k膩l膩gurudh奴pit膩ni kurvanti n膩rya岣� suratotsav膩ya ||[4]Youthful women use on their limbs
the powder perfumed with Kaleyaka
and make up their lotus faces,
with the tracings of laksha juice;
and the incense of the kalaguru
lends a finishing touch to their hair
as they prepare to meet their men
the feast of love to share.[5]
Footnotes and references:
[2]:
顿补艣补谤奴辫补办补, II. 261.
[3]:
碍腻尘补蝉补尘奴丑补, ccclxxxvii. 34; V膩gbha峁弓a, 碍腻惫测腻苍耻艣腻蝉补苍补, V. 63.
[4]: