Name : Kubavat Kishan

Roll No.: 11

Semester : 2nd

Paper no : 7

PG Enrollment No: 14101021

Paper name : Literary Theory & Criticism-2

Year: 2014-15

Submitted to: Smt. S.B.Gardi

Department of English

M. K. Bhavnagar University

How Natyashastra came into existence

• It is in a mythical form.

• It’s myth about the Natyashastra

that the God Indra has requested

to Lord Brahma to create

something which is delightful to

eyes and pleasing to ears.

Brahma took the element of song

‘Samaveda’, ‘the tandava’ from

God Shiva and ‘Lasya’, from

Goddess Parvati. And he

compiled the ‘Natyashastra’.

Natyashashtra were divided

into four parts

Natyashastra

It is an encyclopedic work having 37

chapter and its deal with various topics,

which are necessary for the production

and presentation of the drama before

the spectators.

“Natyashastra is the foundation

of fine arts in India”

The four Vedas were created by Brahma.

Myth: Brahma created the fifth Veda called Natyaveda.

• Histrionics• Sentiments

• Music & Song

• Recitations

Rigveda Samaveda

YajurvedaAtharvaveda

Nine sentiments in Natyashastra

Erotic

Comic

Pathetic Furious

Heroic

Terrible Odious

Marvelous

Peace

Bharat said that sentiment is achieved as a result of the

functioning of the:

Vibhavas means determinates and the

objective condition causing

an emotion.

Vyabhichari bhavas- secondly emotion

and sensations which feed the dominant

emotion and transitory state of mind.

Vibhavas include person as well the

circumstances that cause or excite the

emotion.

Body language experience and non-

verbal elements are known as

anubhavas

Bharat gives details about songs to be used in drama. They are

called Dhruvas.

Stringed instruments are called Tata.

Wind blown instruments are called Sushira.

Percussion instruments are called Avanaddha.

Cymbals are called Ghana.

To Wind Up:

Therefore we can say that The combination called natya

is a mixture of Rasas, bhavas,abhinayas, dharmas, vrittis,

pravrttis, svaras, etc.