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# Rasarnavasudhakara 3.367

Rasārṇavasudhākara 3.367

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.367](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.367)

yathā vīrabhadra-vijṛmbhaṇe-  
nāṭyācāryas tvam asi suhṛdāṃ tvādṛśānāṃ prasādāt  
ko' yaṃ gīta-śrama-vidhir aho bhinna-kaṇṭho' dya jātaḥ |  
jñātaṃ jñātaṃ parihasasi māṃ bhāṣitair bhāva-garbhair  
maivaṃ vācyaṃ tvam asi hi gurus tatra ceṣṭiḥ pramāṇam ||

> As in the Vīrabhadravijṛmbhaṇa:  
> “You are a master of dance through the grace of friends like you!  
> Ah, what is this weary toil of singing? Your throat has become cracked today!”  
> “Understood, understood! You mock me with words pregnant with hidden meaning!”  
> “Do not speak thus! For you are the teacher; your deed is the standard in this matter.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.367.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.367.p1)

atra naṭa-sūtradhārayor anyathārthasyānyonya-stotrasya hāsyāyaiva pravṛttatvāt prapañcaḥ |

> Here, because the mutual praise of the actor and the stage manager, which actually has a contrary meaning, proceeds solely to create laughter, it is deceitful banter (prapañca).  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.3.367) — English, machine translation

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