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      • The Abhinayadarpana (AD) is considered to be the second earliest among the preserved Sanskrit manuals on performing arts after Nãtyasãstra of Bharata (500 B. C. - 500 A. D.). It was composed, probably, a few centuries after Bharata's work and is the first treatise dealing exclusively with the technique of classical Indian dance.
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  2. Regarding the time of composition, Abhinaya Darpanam came into existence after Natyashastra but before Sangeeta Ratnakara. [ii] Regarding the contents, Sharangadeva has quoted Nandikeshwara in his work Sangeeta Ratnakara a couple of times.

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  3. Jun 18, 2024 · The Abhinaya Darpana is an abridgement of the Bharatarnava, a much larger exposition on the art of dancing, containing 4000 shlokas. The full sanskrit title is Abhinayadarpaṇa (अभिनयदर्पण) by Nandikeśvara.

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  4. The date of Nandikesvara’s Abhinaya Darpana is uncertain. Scholars place it in or near medieval times because it divides dance into three branches: Nritta, Nritya, and Natya. But such distinctions did not emerge about the twelfth century before the time of Sangeeta-Ratnakar (13th century).

  5. Jan 24, 2024 · It appears that Abhinaya Darpanam was composed after Natyashastra but before Sangeeta Ratnakara. While influenced by Natyashastra, Abhinaya Darpanam diverges from it in a couple of ways: First, it provides detailed explanations of individual limb movements in Angika abhinaya.

  6. Oct 29, 2013 · Nandikeshwara's Abhinaya Darpana | Nritya-Gokulam. Bharatnatyam Dance is considered to be over 2000 years old. There are several texts starting with Bharata Muni's Natya Shastra (200 B.C.E. to 200 C.E.) provide information on this dance form. The Abhinaya Darpana by Nandikeswara is by far one of the main sources of textual material, for the ...

  7. Jan 1, 2021 · Abhinaya Darpana is a lagu granth (an epic) consisting of 3242 shlokas. The Abhinaya Darpana is widely used as a practical reliable guide by the performing artists, the teachers and the learners alike, in order to hone and refine the technique of Angika- abhinaya.

  8. Abhinaya Darpana is the book upon which Bharatanatyam is based. The author is Nandikeshwara. Indra requests Nandikeshwara to teach him Bharatanatyam. Abhinaya Darpana is the result of this. Contents of Abhinaya Darpana . Prayer to Shiva. The greatness of natya. Characteristics of the audience and its head.