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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraDhaivati (धैवति) refers to one of the jātis (melodic class) related to the ṣaḍja-grāma, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 28. It is therefore also known as dhaivatijāti. Jāti refers to a recognized melody-type and can be seen as a precursor to rāgas which replaced them.
According to the Nāṭyaśāstra 28.108-110, “in the dhaivatī-jāti the aṃśa (key note) is ṛṣabha and dhaivata, the nyāsa (terminal note) is dhaivata, the apanyāsa (semi-terminal note) ṛṣabha, madhyama and dhaivata, and the pentatonic treatments (auḍava / auḍavita) will exclude ṣaḍja and pañcama, and the hexatonic treatment (ṣāḍava / ṣāḍavita) will exclude pañcama only. In it the two (the pentatonic and the hexatonic treatments) should be in an ascending scale, and niṣāda and ṛṣabha should be skipped over and gāndhāra should be amplified (bahutva, lit. made strong)”.
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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