6.2
Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa
ये रसा इति पठ्यन्ते नाट्ये नाट्यविचक्षणैः ।
रसत्वं केन वै तेषामेतदाख्यातुमर्हसि ye rasā iti paṭhyante nāṭye nāṭyavicakṣaṇaiḥ |
rasatvaṃ kena vai teṣāmetadākhyātumarhasi
The line
The rasa (रस) states that the knowers of drama recite in drama: by what, indeed, do they have the nature of rasa (रस)? You should tell this.
नेपालीमा
नाटकमा नाटकका ज्ञाताले भन्ने रस अवस्था केबाट रसको स्वभाव पाउँछन्, त्यो तपाईं बताउनुहोस्।
Where it sits
The first question. The answer is the sūtra (सूत्र) at the sūtra (सूत्र), after the summary.
Split: ye (ये) rasā (रसा) iti (इति) paṭhyante (पठ्यन्ते) nāṭye (नाट्ये) nāṭyavicakṣaṇaiḥ (नाट्यविचक्षणैः) / rasatvaṃ (रसत्वं) kena (केन) vai (वै) teṣāmetadākhyātumarhasi (तेषामेतदाख्यातुमर्हसि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ye (ये) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| rasā (रसा) | nominative singular | a rasa, a taste. In this book, what the spectator tastes. |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus, marking the end of what was said. |
| paṭhyante (पठ्यन्ते) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| nāṭye (नाट्ये) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | in drama. |
| nāṭyavicakṣaṇaiḥ (नाट्यविचक्षणैः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| rasatvaṃ (रसत्वं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| kena (केन) | instrumental singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| vai (वै) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| teṣāmetadākhyātumarhasi (तेषामेतदाख्यातुमर्हसि) | form in the line | 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. The rasa (रस) states that the knowers of drama recite in drama: by what, indeed, do they have the nature of rasa (रस)? You should tell this.