Nāṭyaśāstra, rasa

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6.11

Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa

अल्पाभिधानेनार्थो यः समासेनोच्यते बुधैः ।
सूत्रतः साऽनुमतव्या कारिकार्थप्रदर्शिनी
alpābhidhānenārtho yaḥ samāsenocyate budhaiḥ |
sūtrataḥ sā'numatavyā kārikārthapradarśinī

The line

A meaning which the wise state in brief, with a short naming: the kārikā (कारिका) that shows the meaning is to be accepted as coming from the sūtra (सूत्र).

नेपालीमा

ज्ञानीले संक्षेपमा छोटो नामसहित भन्ने अर्थ देखाउने कारिका सूत्रबाट आएको स्वीकार गरिन्छ।

Where it sits

A kārikā (कारिका) is the verse that unfolds the short sentence.

Split: alpābhidhānenārtho (अल्पाभिधानेनार्थो) yaḥ (यः) samāsenocyate (समासेनोच्यते) budhaiḥ (बुधैः) / sūtrataḥ (सूत्रतः) sā'numatavyā (साऽनुमतव्या) kārikārthapradarśinī (कारिकार्थप्रदर्शिनी)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
alpābhidhānenārtho (अल्पाभिधानेनार्थो)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
yaḥ (यः)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
samāsenocyate (समासेनोच्यते)locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominativeas this verse uses the word.
budhaiḥ (बुधैः)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
sūtrataḥ (सूत्रतः)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
sā'numatavyā (साऽनुमतव्या)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
kārikārthapradarśinī (कारिकार्थप्रदर्शिनी)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.

Sanskrit in this line

The quarters run 16, 16 syllables. A hyphen in the split is a compound joint, a teaching mark, and the voice joins it.

Say it back

Cover the English and say the line in one sentence. A meaning which the wise state in brief, with a short naming: the kārikā (कारिका) that shows the meaning is to be accepted as coming from the sūtra (सूत्र).