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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Priests and various other characters (in Indian Dramas) were commonly mustached and bearded, as conveyed through the Aṅgaracanā division of Āhāryābhinaya: one of the four divisions of Abhinaya or “ways to convey or represent one’s emotion to others”, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra and the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The Nāṭyaśāstra says that after painting the face and other limbs the characters are provided with beard according to their territory, profession and spiritual rites. According to Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the kings, ascetics, ministers, priests, judges, lovers etc. should be mustached and bearded and the colour of their beard should be white except those of the kings and lovers. All these are the important points in a theatrical performance to project the concerned character in a clear and conspicuous way.
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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The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Duties of the four priests < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
Contents of the Brāhmaṇas of the Ṛgveda < [Chapter 1 - A brief outline of the Brāhmaṇa Literature]
Brief outline of the Brāhmaṇa literature < [Chapter 1 - A brief outline of the Brāhmaṇa Literature]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.207 < [Section XXXIV - Joint Concerns]
Verse 7.78 < [Section VII - Domestic Duties]
Verse 8.208 < [Section XXXIV - Joint Concerns]
Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)
Chapter 3(c) - Ritvika (Priest)—Four groups of Priests
Chapter 3(i) - The rite of ‘pressing of Soma’ (Abhisavana)
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Fourth Adhyaya, Sixteenth Khanda (5 mantras)
Fourth Adhyaya, Seventeenth Khanda (10 mantras)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.2: The Priests of Somayāga < [Chapter 3 - The Somayāga]
Part 5.4: Mid-day soma pressing (mādhyandina-savana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 2.7: The Soma Sacrifice < [Chapter 2 - An Introduction to the Ritualistic Religion of the Vedas]
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) (by George Thibaut)
Sutra 3.4.45 < [Third Adhyaya, Fourth Pada]
Sutra 3.3.64 < [Third Adhyaya, Third Pada]
Sutra 3.4.43 < [Third Adhyaya, Fourth Pada]
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