The Mirror of Gesture : Being the Abhinaya Darpana of Nandikesvara

Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. (TRN)/ Duggirala, Gopala Kristnayya (TRN)

Manohar Publishers and Distributors（2023/03発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 80 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9788119139156

Full Description

The Mirror of Gesture is an English translation of the Sanskrit text on dance, Abhinaya Darpana by Nandikeshvara, an ex­ponent of theatre in ancient India. It is an abridged version of Bharatar­nava, which is an exposition of classical Indian dance. This treatise is based upon the principles of Indian theatre: natya, nritta, and nritya sastras. Abhinaya Darpana contains 4,000 slokas and an exposition of classical Indian dance, theatre, and music. The date of this treatise goes back to the fifth and fourth centuries bc. It was Nandikeshwara, who had much influence on popular dance exponents, such as Bharatamuni, the author of Natyasastra (second century bc), and Matangamuni, the author of Brihadeshi (fifth century bc). In this English translation, forms of posture used in Indian dance and theatre, such as head movements, mudras made by hands along with its interpretation, invocation to nine planets in the universe, veneration of ten Vishnu's incarnations, four castes, upper and lower worlds, and living and non-living beings on Earth are discussed.

Contents

Introduction I
The Indian Editor's Preface Ii
Invocation 13
Dialogue Of Indra And Nandikesvara 13
Natya, Nrtta, And Nrtya 14
The Audience, Ministers, Stage, Danseuse, Bells, Dancer, Inner And Outer Life Of The Danseuse, Vulgar Dancing, The Course Of The Dance 15
Gesture 17
Nine Movements Of The Head 18
Twenty-Four Movements Of The Head 19
Eight Glances 21
Forty-Four Glances 21
Six Movements Of The Brows 24
Lives Of The Hands 25
Twenty-Eight Single Hands 26
Twenty-Four Combined Hands 38
Twenty-Six Combined Hands 41
Hands Denoting Relationships 44
Hands Denoting Devas 45
Hands Denoting The Nine Planets 46
Hands Denoting The Avatars Of Vishnu 46
Hands Denoting The Four Castes 46
Hands Denoting Famous Emperors 47
Hands Denoting The Seven Oceans 48
Hands Denoting Famous Rivers 48
Hands Denoting Nit. Upper And Lower Worlds 48 Hands Denoting Trees 48
Hands Denoting Animals 49
Hands Denoting Flying Creatures 50
Hands Denoting Water Creatures 51
Colophon 51
Works Of Comparison And Reference 52