6.28
Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa
चतुर्विधं च विज्ञेयमातोद्यं लक्षणान्वितम् ।
ततं तन्त्रीगतं ज्ञेयमवनद्धं तु पौष्करम् caturvidhaṃ ca vijñeyamātodyaṃ lakṣaṇānvitam |
tataṃ tantrīgataṃ jñeyamavanaddhaṃ tu pauṣkaram
The line
The instrument is to be known as fourfold, possessed of its marks. The stringed is to be known as belonging to the string. The covered is the drum.
नेपालीमा
वाद्य आफ्ना चिह्नसहित चार प्रकारको जानिन्छ। तन्त्रीयुक्त तारको जानिन्छ र छोपिएको ढोल हो।
Where it sits
Tata (तत) is the stringed instrument. Avanaddha (अवनद्ध) is the drum, here called pauṣkara (पौष्कर). The other two are 6.29.
Split: caturvidhaṃ (चतुर्विधं) ca (च) vijñeyamātodyaṃ (विज्ञेयमातोद्यं) lakṣaṇānvitam (लक्षणान्वितम्) / tataṃ (ततं) tantrīgataṃ (तन्त्रीगतं) jñeyamavanaddhaṃ (ज्ञेयमवनद्धं) tu (तु) pauṣkaram (पौष्करम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| caturvidhaṃ (चतुर्विधं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| vijñeyamātodyaṃ (विज्ञेयमातोद्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| lakṣaṇānvitam (लक्षणान्वितम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| tataṃ (ततं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| tantrīgataṃ (तन्त्रीगतं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| jñeyamavanaddhaṃ (ज्ञेयमवनद्धं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and, a slight turn. |
| pauṣkaram (पौष्करम्) | nominative or accusative singular | 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 instrument is to be known as fourfold, possessed of its marks. The stringed is to be known as belonging to the string. The covered is the drum.