aBinayaH 1 Acting, gesticulation, any theatrical action (expressive of some sentiment, passion &c. by look, gesture, posture &c.); nftyABinayakriyAcyutaM Ku. 5. 79 ; aBinayAn paricetumivodyatA R. 9. 33 ; nartakIraBinayAtilaMGinIH 19. 14 ; Ki. 10. 42. 2 Dramatic representation, exhibition on the stage; lalitABinayaM tamadya BartA marutAM drazwumanAH salokapAlaH V. 2. 18. S. D. thus defines and classifies aBinayaH-BavedaBinayo'vasTAnukAraH sa caturviDaH . aMgiko vAcikaScEvamAhAryaH sAttvikastaTA .. 274 , ‘acting is the imitation of condition’; it is of four kinds:- (1) gestural , conveyed by bodily actions; (2) vocal , conveyed by words; (3) extraneous , conveyed by dress, ornaments, decoration &c.; (4) internal , conveyed by the manifestation of internal feelings such as perspiration, thrilling &c. Comp. — AcAryaH a dancing preceptor M. 1. 10. — vidyA science of acting or dramatic representation, art of dancing; mayA tIrTAdaBinayavidyASikzitA M. 1.