TQAryan CultureThe Indian Historical QuarterlyVol. 17 · No. 3OpenThe Indian Historical QuarterlyNandi in TheoryBy Urmila DaveThis scholarly paper analyses the concept of nandi, the benedictory verse or verses that preface Sanskrit dramas. The earliest description appears in Bharata’s Natyasastra, which states that a nandi…September - 1941Vol. 17 · No. 3pp. 359–369Nāndī Dramatic FunctionBharata’s Nāṭyaśāstra FrameworkEvolution of Nāndī+2