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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Acting (in Indian Dramas) is denoted by the Sanskrit word Abhinaya, which refers to the “way to convey or represent one’s emotion to others”, according to 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.—Abhinaya (“acting”) is of four varieties, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa: āṅgika, vācika, āhārya, and sātvika.
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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Full-text (+1286): Abhinaya, Natya, Nritya, Samikshyakarin, Mithyacara, Tathakarin, Calaka, Nartana, Shyenakarana, Vidhiprayoga, Nirvarya, Shari, Anuvritti, Asamikshyakarin, Pratijnavirodha, Kamaga, Apakarana, Aprakara, Karakara, Svecchacara.
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Hastalaksanadipika a critical edition and study (by E. K. Sudha)
6. Modes of acting (Vrtti) < [Chapter 2 - Bharata’s Dramaturgy]
5. School of acting in general < [Chapter 2 - Bharata’s Dramaturgy]
1. Introduction (Sanskrit dramaturgy) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
VIII. The Power of Maturing (20th-23rd Imperishable, Means of Attraction)
34th Imperishable, The Presence of Recollection Concerned with the Body
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
"Impact of long-acting oxytetracycline on rat immune response" < [2016: Volume 5, April issue 4]
Effect of oxytetracycline on leucocyte count in Wistar rats. < [2016: Volume 5, April issue 4]
Effect of long-acting oxytetracycline on rat phagocytic index. < [2016: Volume 5, April issue 4]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
1.3. Elements of Drama (a): Acting < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]
2.2. Hand Postures (a): Asaṃyukta-hasta < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]
1.1. Definition and Origin of Drama < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 23 < [English-Gujarati-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 349 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 3]
Page 351 < [Hindi-Gujarati-English Volume 3]
Sthanam Narasimha Rao: An Andhra Actor < [November-December 1932]
My Reaction to Hindi Films < [December 1944]
Raghavachari as ‘Pathan Rustum’ < [November, 1928]
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