नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

548 THE NATYASASTRA [XXXV. 76-

generally be dressed with gaudy (lit. brilliant) clothes and orna-
ments, and will be angry without any reason and be pacified like-
wise, and he will speak the Māgadhī dialect.

Characteristics of the Jester

76. The Jester (vidūṣaka) should be short in stature, hunch-
backed, twice-born¹, bald-headed and twany-eyed.

Characteristics of the servant

77. The servant (ceṭa) should be fond of crafts (kalā), gar-
rulous, uncouth in form, using scents, expert in distinguishing
between persons who are to be honoured or not to be honoured

Characteristics of the courtezan

78-81. Thus I shall now speak of the nature of female
characters who have [many] natural as well as acquired [lit. other]
qualities¹. The courtezan (gaṇikā) should be skilled in acting
and have the following qualities : she should be always engaged in
attending teachers [for learning] and in the application of the art,
and be endowed with sportiveness, Emotion (hāvā), Feeling
(bhāva), Temperament (sattva), good manners, and sweetness,
and be acquainted with the sixtyfour arts and crafts, expert in
dealings with the king², free from female diseases, and should have
sweet and endearing words, and be unreserved, clever and uncon-
quered by fatigue³.

Characteristics of the typical Heroine

81-83. A woman with the following qualities should be
made the Heroine : she should be endowed with a good physical
form, good qualities, character, young age, sweetness and strength,
and she should be shining, tender, sweet, uttering charming words
with a lovely voice, not unsteady (lit. perturbed) in the exercise
(yogyā)¹ and should be conversant with tempo (laya) and Time
(tāla) and the Sentiments.

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76 (C.57; K.XXIV.106). ¹ dvijanmā, K. dvijihvo, C.
77 (C.58; K.XXIV.107).
78-81 (C.59-62a; K.XXIV.108; 111-113). ¹ C. omits 78 (K.XXIV. 108). ² rājopacārakuśalā, C. nṛttopacārakuśalā, K.
³ K. reads two additional couplets before 79.
81-83 (C.62b-64a; K.XXIV.114-116). ¹ yogyāyām, C. (bhāṇḍaughais).