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The 10 pages that link to Natya Shastra, each with the reason it gives.

• Sanskrit literatureRelated: It sets out influential principles for staging and interpreting dramatic works.

• Indian classical musicNarrower topic: It is an early theoretical source for ideas that later informed Indian musical thought.

• MudraRelated: Its performance theory describes gestures and their expressive functions.

• AbhinayaRelated: Its account of the four modes provides a foundational framework for abhinaya.

• KalidasaRelated: Its account of dramatic form illuminates conventions used in Kalidasa’s plays.

• KuchipudiNarrower topic: Its performance vocabulary helps explain the dramatic principles Kuchipudi shares with Indian classical theatre.

• RasaNarrower topic: It gives the foundational account of how dramatic elements produce rasa.

• Indian classical danceNarrower topic: It is a foundational source for concepts and conventions used in classical performance.

• Indian theatreRelated: Its account of dramatic structure and performance shaped classical Indian theatrical theory.

• VeenaRelated: Its musical discussion includes early classifications of string instruments.