A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s2.7
A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s2.7
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v3.c35.s2.7
The Nāṭyaśāstra, as inherited by us, has an encyclopaedic character and gives the impression as if it is collected from several different texts. It is composed in greater part in the epical ślokas, but there occur also verses in other metres (notably in Āryā) and small stray big pieces in prose. The work comprises of 38 sections (adhyāyas or “lessons”).