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–1. 8] 5 (P. 5; H. 5). tasyārthas tatpadais tena saṃkṣipya kriyate ’ñjasā. ‘In a diffuse [treatise] there arises confusion of mind on the part of those of slow wit; therefore the import of it [i. e. of the code of dramatic rules] is given concisely and directly in its [own] words.’
 * vyākirṇe mandabuddhīnaṃ jāyate mativibhramaḥ

6 (P. 6; H. 6). tasmai namaḥ svāduparāṅmukhāya. ‘As for any simple man of little intelligence who says that from dramas, which distil joy, the gain is knowledge only, as in the case of history (itihāsa) and the like—homage to him, for he has averted his face from what is delightful!’
 * ānandanisyandiṣu rūpakeṣu vyutpattimātram phalam alpabuddhiḥ yo ’pītihāsādivad āha sādhus

7 (P. 7 a1; H. 7 a1). ‘Drama is the imitating of situations.’
 * avasthānukṛtir nāṭyaṃ.

8 (P. 7 a2; H. 7 a2). ‘It is called a Show (rūpa, lit. form) because of the fact that it is seen.’
 * rūpaṃ dṛśyatayocyate.