Dahavyadhi, Dāhavyādhi, Daha-vyadhi: 1 definition

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

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Dāhavyādhi (दाहव्याधि) refers to “fever with a feeling of heat” and represents one of the two kinds of fever.—Dāhavyādhi is to be represented by throwing out clothes, the hands and the feet, desire to roll on the ground, use of unguent, desire for coolness, lamentation, crying and the like.

Fever (vyādhi) with a feeling of heat (dāha), is to be represented by throwing out clothes, the hands and the feet, desire [to roll on] the ground, [use of] unguent, desire for coolness, lamentation, crying and the like,

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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