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# Dasharupaka 1.9

Daśarūpaka 1.9

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.dasarupaka.1.9)

anyada bhāvāśrayaṃ nṛtyaṃ nṛttaṃ tālalayāśrayam /  
ādyaṃ padārthābhinayo mārgo deśo tathā param //

> ‘Dancing (nṛtta), being based on rhythm and time, \[is also different\].’  
> — George C. O. Haas 1912, The Daśarūpa: A Treatise on Hindu Dramaturgy

> ‘The former, a representation of an object, \[is called\] “high style” (mārgo); the latter, “popular style” (deśī).’  
> — George C. O. Haas 1912, The Daśarūpa: A Treatise on Hindu Dramaturgy

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## Translations (1)

- [The Daśarūpa: A Treatise on Hindu Dramaturgy](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.dasarupaka~en-haas.1.13.1) — George C. O. Haas 1912, English

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