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    Granthas Pertaing To Indian Classical Dance

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    The document discusses four ancient texts that form the theoretical basis of dance in India: Natyasastra, Abhinayadarpana, Sangita Ratnakaram, and Nritta Ratnavali. It outlines the key chapters in each text that discuss concepts like angas, upangas, pratyangas, caris, sthanakas, and karanas, which are fundamental to Indian classical dance. The document provides details on the authors and dates of the original texts as well as references to English translations of select passages.

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    The document discusses four ancient texts that form the theoretical basis of dance in India: Natyasastra, Abhinayadarpana, Sangita Ratnakaram, and Nritta Ratnavali. It outlines the key chapters in each text that discuss concepts like angas, upangas, pratyangas, caris, sthanakas, and karanas, which are fundamental to Indian classical dance. The document provides details on the authors and dates of the original texts as well as references to English translations of select passages.

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    Dance in theory form, is based on many ancient literature like Natyasastra

    (Original - 300 A.D. Telugu version – Shri P S R Apparao garu1st edition in 1958-

    59, English – in 1950-1956 by Shri Man Mohan Gosh garu, Royal Asiatic society of

    Bengal, Calcutta. Now I am referring to Nātyaśāstra of Bharatamuni Sanskrit,

    Romanized text with commentary of Abhinavbhāratī, English translation, notes and

    index edited by Shri Pushpendra Kumar garu). In Natyasastra, Bharatamuni total

    content is divided into 36 chapters where he explained Anga, Upanga and

    Pratyangas in Chapter 8-10 which are linked with Caris explained in chapter 11.

    Abhinayadarpana of Nandikeswara (From the story contained in

    Abhinayadarpanam, Abhinayadarpanam seems to be abridged version of

    Bharatarnavam book written by Nandikeshwara Tanjavore Saraswati Mahal library

    published in 1957, Telugu and english translation by Shri P S R Apparao garu in

    1987 and 1997 respectively). In Abhinayadarpana, total content is divided into 16

    chapters in Telugu version and chapters 12 explain Sthanakas, chapter 14

    explains Caris. In English version, Shri P S R Apparao garu has divided same

    chapters in 31. According to English version, Sthanakas are in 23rd chapter and 26th

    chapter explains Caris.

    Sangita Ratnakaram written by Sārṅgadeva (In Yadava dynasty who ruled in

    Deogiri modern Doulatabad 1210-1247 A.D). In Sangita Ratnakaram, according to

    Sārṅgadeva, the total content is divided in 7 chapters. 7th chapter deals with Nritya.

    In this he explained Desi Caris, Desi Sthanakas. In Neo Desi Karanas of Smt

    Sundari Sanathanam garu, she translated to English version of desi Sthanakas and

    desi caris and desi Karanas in 2013.

    Nritta Ratnavali of Jayapasena (Sanskrit version - written by Jayapasena,

    1253-54 Telugu version – Shri Ralapalli Anantha Krishna Sarma garu Published
    by Potti Sri Ramalu Telugu University in 1969 English translation by Shri Dr Pappu

    Venugopala Rao garu, 2013). In Nritta Ratnavali of Jayapasena, total content is

    divided into 8 chapters where he explained Caris and Sthanakas (Marga) in 3rd

    chapter and Desi Sthanakas are in 5th chapter, Desi Caris in 6th chapter in Telugu

    and English translations by Shri Ralapalli Anantha Krishna Sarma garu and Dr

    Pappu Venugopala garu respectively.

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