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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)The Pleasant (expression) is associated with Natā: one of the “six movements of the nose” (in Sanskrit Dramas), as conveyed through Āṅgikābhinaya: 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 āṅgikābhinaya includes the histrionic representation of the limbs which is simply known as physical gestures. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa as well as in the Nāṭyaśāstra, the varieties of nose movements have been mentioned in feminine gender. The natā movement (i.e., “bent nostrils”) denote pleasant state.
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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Partial matches: The, The, Pleasant, Te.
Starts with: Pleasant evening, Pleasant wood, Pleasantness.
Full-text (+1200): Hridya, Suvasa, Shubha, Rucira, Madhura, Priyapriya, Shubhashubha, Sukhasvada, Priyasatya, Sukha, Sukhin, Sughosha, Sukhasamvasa, Cauksha, Mandra, Prasvadas, Sukhaloka, Surapa, Anumata, Ramaniya.
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Katha Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 1.2.1 < [Adyaya I, Valli II - The pursuit of Knowledge and Yoga]
Verse 1.2.2 < [Adyaya I, Valli II - The pursuit of Knowledge and Yoga]
Verse 1.2.4 < [Adyaya I, Valli II - The pursuit of Knowledge and Yoga]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Class 5: The eight liberations (vimokṣa) < [Class (5) liberations, (6) masteries and (7) totalities]
Part 2 - Aśoka and the bhikṣu with the pleasant breath < [Chapter XX - The Virtue of Generosity and Generosity of the Dharma]
II. Detailed commentary on the list < [Part 1 - Mahāyānist list of the eighteen special attributes of the Buddha]
Vipassana Meditation (by Chanmyay Sayadaw)
Chapter 4 - The Four Foundations Of Mindfulness
Part 1 - Chain Of Cause And Effect < [Chapter 4 - The Four Foundations Of Mindfulness]
Part 4 - Mindfulness Of Dhamma < [Chapter 4 - The Four Foundations Of Mindfulness]
Mulamadhyamaka-karika (English) (by Stephen Batchelor)
Ramayana of Valmiki (Shastri) (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 66 - The Birth of Kusha and Lava < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
Chapter 56 - Shri Rama, Sita and Lakshmana reach Chittrakuta < [Book 2 - Ayodhya-kanda]
Chapter 95 - Shri Rama points out the beauties of nature to Sita < [Book 2 - Ayodhya-kanda]
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