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Dance gestures : mirror of expressions : Sanskrit text with English translation of Nandikesvara's Abhinayadarpanam

Title
Dance gestures : mirror of expressions : Sanskrit text with English translation of Nandikesvara's Abhinayadarpanam / [translated by] P. Ramachandrasekhar.
Author
Nandikeśvara.
Publication
Matunga, Mumbai : Giri Trading Agency, 2007

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Additional Authors
Ramachandrasekhar, P.
Description
192 pages : illustrations (some color); 22 cm
Uniform Title
Abhinayadarpaṇa. English & Sanskrit
Alternative Title
  • Abhinayadarpaṇa.
  • Abhinayadarpanam
Subject
  • Gesture > India
  • Dance > India
  • Dance
  • Gesture
  • India
Note
  • Title also in Sanskrit script.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-184).
Contents
Preface -- Publishers note -- Abhinaya -- Abhinayadarpaṇa -- Nandikeśvara -- Allusions in Abhinavabhārati -- Allusions in musicological texts -- Other opinions -- Contributions of Nandikeśvara -- Authors and works cited by Nandikeśvara -- Abhinayadarpanam. Namaskriya = Invocation ; Nāṭyotpatti = Origin of dance ; Nāṭyapraśamsā = Greatness of nātya ; Naṭanabhedāh = Kinds of naṭana ; Naṭana prayogakālāh = Occasions of dance ; Nātya ; Nṛrta ; Nṛtya ; Sabhāpati lakṣaṇa = Features of a chairperson ; Mantri lakṣaṇa = Features of a counsel ; Sabhā lakṣaṇa = Features of an assembly ; Sabhā racanā = Arrayal of the assembly ; Pātra lakṣaṇa = Features of a dancer ; Varjanīya pātrāṇi = Disfranchise of a dancer ; Pātrasya prāṇāḥ = Fundamental qualities of a dancer ; Kinkiṇī lakṣaṇa = Quality of chimes ; Prārthanā = Invocation ; Raṅgādhidevatā stuti = Acclamation of the deity of stage ; Puṣpāñjaliḥ = Tribute with flowers ; Nāṭyakrama = The order of Nāṭya ; Abhinaya = The gestures ; Āṅgikābhinaya sādhanāni = The various espressions of physical gestures ; Śirobhedha = Gestures of the head ; Dṛṣṭi bhedhāh = Eye movements ; Grīvā bhedāh = Neck movements ; Hasta bhedāh = Hand postures ; Pādabhedāḥ = Movements of the legs ; Some later works dealing with Nāṭya ; A short account of bharatārṇava ; Abhinayas for delineation of rasa ; Rasadṛṣṭi = Glances espressing sentiments ; Sthāyī bhāva dṛṣṭi = The glances depicting permanent moods ; Sañcāribhāva dṛṣṭi = The glances of transitory modes ; Bhrukuṭi = The movements of eye-brows -- Bibliography -- Rough sketches of prekṣāgṛha (auditorium) -- Some important questions.
Call Number
*MGS (Hindu) 15-4876
ISBN
  • 8179504018
  • 9788179504017
OCLC
171041076
Author
Nandikeśvara.
Title
Dance gestures : mirror of expressions : Sanskrit text with English translation of Nandikesvara's Abhinayadarpanam / [translated by] P. Ramachandrasekhar.
Imprint
Matunga, Mumbai : Giri Trading Agency, 2007, (2014 printing)
Edition
1st ed.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-184).
Added Author
Ramachandrasekhar, P. Translator
Research Call Number
*MGS (Hindu) 15-4876
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