6.16
Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa
एते ह्यष्टौ रसाः प्रोक्ता द्रुहिनेन महात्मना ।
पुनश्च भावान्वक्ष्यामि स्थायिसञ्चारिसत्त्वजान् ete hyaṣṭau rasāḥ proktā druhinena mahātmanā |
punaśca bhāvānvakṣyāmi sthāyisañcārisattvajān
The line
These eight rasa (रस) states were declared by the great Druhiṇa (द्रुहिण). And next I shall declare the states: the stable, the passing, and those born of sattva (सत्त्व).
नेपालीमा
यी आठ रस अवस्था महान् द्रुहिणले बताए। अब म स्थिर, क्षणिक र सत्त्वबाट जन्मेका अवस्था बताउँछु।
Where it sits
Druhiṇa (द्रुहिण) is a name of Brahmā (ब्रह्मा). The three kinds of bhāva (भाव) are listed in 6.17, 6.18, and 6.22.
Split: ete (एते) hyaṣṭau (ह्यष्टौ) rasāḥ (रसाः) proktā (प्रोक्ता) druhinena (द्रुहिनेन) mahātmanā (महात्मना) / punaśca (पुनश्च) bhāvānvakṣyāmi (भावान्वक्ष्यामि) sthāyisañcārisattvajān (स्थायिसञ्चारिसत्त्वजान्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ete (एते) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| hyaṣṭau (ह्यष्टौ) | dual, or a locative of an i-stem or a u-stem | as this verse uses the word. |
| rasāḥ (रसाः) | nominative plural | rasas. |
| proktā (प्रोक्ता) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| druhinena (द्रुहिनेन) | instrumental singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| mahātmanā (महात्मना) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| punaśca (पुनश्च) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| bhāvānvakṣyāmi (भावान्वक्ष्यामि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| sthāyisañcārisattvajān (स्थायिसञ्चारिसत्त्वजान्) | accusative plural | as 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. These eight rasa (रस) states were declared by the great Druhiṇa (द्रुहिण). And next I shall declare the states: the stable, the passing, and those born of sattva (सत्त्व).