[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Agnipurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni) › 341.1 # Agnipurana 341.1 Agnipurāṇa 341.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [341.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.341.1) agnir uvāca ābhimukhyannayannarthānvijñeyo 'bhinayo budhaiḥ / caturdhā sambhavaḥ sattvavāgaṅgāharaṇāśrayaḥ // > Agni said: / Bringing the meanings \[of a text\] forward \[to the spectators\], it is to be understood by the wise as dramatic representation (abhinaya); / its arising is fourfold, resting upon inner temperament, speech, bodily limbs, and external ornamentation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 340.20.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.340.20.p4) - [Next: 341.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.341.2) - [Up: 341](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.341) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.341.1) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.341.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.341.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.341.1) · Pramāṇa