[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Arts, Poetics, Architecture & Lexicography](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art) › [Dramaturgy and Theory of Theatre](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya) › [Rasarnavasudhakara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara) › 3.4 # Rasarnavasudhakara 3.4 Rasārṇavasudhākara 3.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.4) tathā ca bhāratīye (18.2-3)- nāṭakaṃ saprakaraṇam aṅko vyāyoga eva ca | bhāṇaḥ samavakāraś ca vīthī prahasanaṃ ḍimaḥ | īhāmṛgaś ca vijñeyo daśadhā nāṭya-lakṣaṇam ||| > And likewise in the work of Bharata: / "The drama, together with the social play, the one-act play, the military play, / the monologue, the grand mythic play, the street play, the farce, the heroic combat play, / and the pursuit play are to be known as the definition of dramatic performance in ten forms." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.4.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.4.p1) rasetivṛtta-netāras tat-tad-rūpaka-bhedakāḥ | 4 > Aesthetic sentiment, plot, and heroes are the distinguishers of the respective dramatic genres. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.3.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Nāṭyaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.natyasastra.18.2) — Bharata, Sanskrit - [Rasasudhākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.rasa.rasasudhakara.5.3) — Sanskrit - [Mandāramaranda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.campu.mandaramaranda.11.1.1) — Śrīkṛṣṇa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.4) · Pramāṇa