The Nāṭya Shāstra (Sanskrit: नाट्य शास्त्र, Nāṭyaśāstra) is a Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts. The text is attributed to sage Bharata, and its...

contain the significance of every scripture, and forward every art. — Nātyaśāstra 1.14–15 While the Natya Shastra is the revered ancient text in the Hindu...

are used. Sindhi is first attested in historical records within the Nātyaśāstra, a text thought to have been composed between 200 B.C. and 200 A.D. The...

theatre traces its origins and techniques to the ancient Sama Veda and Natyasastra texts. The stories enacted and the numerous choreographic themes are...

classical stage in the classical period with the composition of the Nātyaśāstra (lit. The Science of Drama). Indian classical drama is regarded as the...

a rhythmic cycle known as Tāla. These principles were refined in the nātyaśāstra (200 BC) and the dattilam (300 AD). The nātyaśāstrais an ancient Indian...

gesture, and from the Atharva Veda the sentiment. — First chapter of Nātyaśāstra, Abhinaya Darpana "Divya Prabandha", for example Tiruvaymoli, is a term...

of the Indian subcontinent and described in the scriptures, such as Nātyaśāstra, which lists 24 asaṁyuta ("separated", meaning "one-hand") and 13 saṁyuta...

on Natyasastra, written by Abhinavagupta (950–1020 CE), who referred to Natyasastra as the Natyaveda as well. Abhinavagupta's analysis of Natyasastra is...

Kilmer and Mirelman n.d. Mirelman 2013, 43–44. Lam Service 2013. The Nāțyaśāstra, A Treatise on Hindu Dramaturgy and Histrionics, attributed to Bharata...

significance of every scripture, and forward every art. — First chapter of Nātyaśāstra, sometime between 200 BCE – 200 CE. India has had a long romance with...

contain the significance of every scripture and forward every art. — Nātyaśāstra 1.14–15 According to Mary Snodgrass, the Kathak tradition of India is...

signal importance of the Natyasastra for Hindu religion and culture has been provided by Susan Schwartz, "In short, the Natyasastra is an exhaustive encyclopedic...

major source of evidence for Sanskrit theatre is A Treatise on Theatre (Nātyaśāstra), a compendium whose date of composition is uncertain (estimates range...

Sculptures of Gwalior Museum.", p.152 Kusumanjali Prakashan, 1993 "The Natyasastra tradition and ancient Indian society", p.63 Katiyar, Vijay Singh. (2009)...

dance and natyasastra, he compiled this treatise on natyasastra following the fundamental principles laid down by Bharatamuni in Natyasastra and Nadikeshwara...

importance of the Natyasastra for Hindu religion and culture has been provided by Susan Schwartz (2004, p. 13), 'In short, the Natyasastra is an exhaustive...

 8–9. ISBN 978-81-7154-118-8. Vatsyayan, Kapila (2001). Bharata, the Nāṭyaśāstra. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-1220-6. Winternitz, Maurice...

theatre is similar, in form, to the Western theatrical model and Indian Natyasastra model though its contents are indigenous. The so-called modern theatre...

major source of evidence for Sanskrit theatre is A Treatise on Theatre (Nātyaśāstra), a compendium whose date of composition is uncertain (estimates range...

Gaṇikā or ganika (Sanskrit: गणिका) were female courtesans in early Ancient India, with their earliest reference in the Vedic period. Mentioned in the Kamasutra...

Review of Ethnomusicology 2:28–51. Citation on pp. 28–31. Sanskrit: Natyasastra Chapter 28, नाट्यशास्त्रम् अध्याय २८, ॥ २१॥ Te Nijenhuis 1974, pp. 21–25...

signal importance of the Natyasastra for Hindu religion and culture has been provided by Susan Schwartz, "In short, the Natyasastra is an exhaustive encyclopedic...

Temple Sculptures & Dancing Apsaras: An Amalgam of Hindu Mythology, Natyasastra and Silpasastra. Notion Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-947137-36-3. Srinivas...

contain the significance of every scripture, and forward every art. — Nātyaśāstra 1.14–15 Ramlila is one of many performance arts-related festivities within...

(jester). This format follows the teachings found in the Sanskrit classic Natyasastra. The teachings and discussions found in the Kamasutra extensively incorporate...

reconstruction of the 108 karanas, which are dance movements described in the Natyasastra. She has authored many articles, research papers and books and has served...

dance and music theatre traces its origins to the ancient Sama Veda and Natyasastra texts, the Bhagavata Purana and other Krishna-related texts such as Harivamsa...

ISBN 978-81-208-1057-0. Adya Rangacharya (1998). Introduction to Bharata's Nāṭyaśāstra. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. ISBN 978-81-215-0829-2. Maurice Winternitz...

Temple Sculptures & Dancing Apsaras: An Amalgam of Hindu Mythology, Natyasastra and Silpasastra. Chennai: Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-947137-36-3. Das,...