Pratimukhasandhi, Pratimukha-sandhi: 2 definitions

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In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Pratimukhasandhi (प्रतिमुखसन्धि) refers to the “segments (sandhi) of the progression part (pratimukha)”, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 21. It can also be spelled as Pratimukhasaṃdhi and is also known by the name Pratimukhāṅga. These elements are essential for a successful dramatic play (nāṭya). The progression part represents one of the five segments (sandhi) of the plot (itivṛtta or vastu) of a dramatic composition (nāṭaka).

There are thirteen elements of the progression segment (pratimukhasandhi) defined:

  1. vilāsa (amorousness),
  2. parisarpa (pursuit),
  3. vidhūta (refusal),
  4. tāpana (pessimism),
  5. narma (joke),
  6. narmadyuti (flash of joke),
  7. pragamana (moving forward),
  8. nirodha (hindrance),
  9. paryupāsana (pacification),
  10. puṣpa (sweet words),
  11. vajra (thunderbolt),
  12. upanyāsa (reference),
  13. varṇasaṃhāra (meeting of castes),
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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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In Buddhism

Buddhist philosophy

Source: Google Books: The Treasury of Knowledge: Book six, parts one and two (philosophy)

Pratimukhasandhi (प्रतिमुखसन्धि).—The “dramatic juncture of the progression or epitasis” in which a multitude of causes provoke a dialogue of proposals and rejoinders. The progression comprises the following thirteen aspects:

  1. samīhā (‘longing’) or vilāsa (‘amorousness’),
  2. parisarpa (‘pursuit’ of the desired object),
  3. vidhūta (‘trembling’ due to rejection),
  4. tāpana (‘toleration’ of anguish with regard to the desired object),
  5. narman (‘amorous playfulness’),
  6. narmadyuti (‘amusement’ or deliberate concealment arising from amorous playfulness),
  7. pragamana (‘progress’ towards the desired objective, achieved through dialogue),
  8. virodha (‘frustration’ or impediment to the successful progression of the plot),
  9. upāsana (‘propitiation’ or pacification of an angered person),
  10. puṣpa (‘sweet words’ of gallantry),
  11. vajra (‘an adamant’, blunt response made to the face),
  12. upanyāsa (‘strategic appeasement’),
  13. varṇasaṃhāra (‘close association’, as when characters of different social classes intermingle)
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