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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Glance or Sight is denoted by the Sanskrit term Dṛṣṭi which, in Indian Dramas, refers to the “proper accomplishment of glances”, 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.—Dṛṣṭi is very important in a dance form. The appropriate movements of eyes, eyeballs and eyebrows of an artist make the performance more charming. There are thirty six kinds of glances (dṛṣṭi) accepted in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa.
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 (+455): Kataksha, Vibhranta, Vilokita, Shunya, Madira, Akekara, Drishti, Drishtisambheda, Snigdha, Karkaratu, Vipluta, Jihma, Shankita, Ardhamukula, Katakshavekshana, Prekshita, Ishaddarshana, Malina, Trasta, Glana.
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Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Chapter VIII - Gestures of Minor Limbs (upāṅga)
Chapter XIV - Zones (kakṣyā) and Local Usages (pravṛtti)
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
2.6. Dṛṣṭi (sight or glance) < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]
2. The Viṣṇudharmottara-purāṇa: An Introductory Note < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.242 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.175 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 7.22 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.9.20 < [Part 9 - Incomplete Expression of Mellows (rasābhāsa)]
Verse 2.4.73 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Verse 4.9.22 < [Part 9 - Incomplete Expression of Mellows (rasābhāsa)]
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