Teshaam tu vachanam shrutvaa muneenaam bharato muni|Pratyuvaacha tato vaakyam naatyavedakathaam prati || Summary: Upon hearing those questions from the sages, Bharata Muni then began narrating the story concerning the science of dramaturgy – this marks ...

Katyangah kimpramanashcha prayogashchasy kidrushah।Sarvametadyathatattvam bhagavanvaktumarhas || Summary: How many parts does it have, what is its scope, and how should it be practiced? O virtuous one, please explain all these things to us according to ...

Yoyam bhagavata samyaggrathito vedasammitah|Natyavedam katham brahmannutpannah kasya va krte|| Summary: O best of Brahmins! How did this science of dance, which is perfectly composed and equal to the Vedas, come into existence? For whom (for ...