Nāṭyaśāstra, rasa

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6.41

Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa

वीरस्यापि च यत्कर्म सोऽद्भुतः परिकीर्तितः ।
बीभत्सदर्शनं यच्च ज्ञेयः स तु भयानकः
vīrasyāpi ca yatkarma so 'dbhutaḥ parikīrtitaḥ |
bībhatsadarśanaṃ yacca jñeyaḥ sa tu bhayānakaḥ

The line

And the deed of the heroic is declared the wondrous. And the sight of the disgusting is to be known as the fearful.

नेपालीमा

वीरको कर्म अद्भुत बताइएको छ। र बीभत्सको दर्शन भयानक जानिन्छ।

Where it sits

Closes the four pairs. Wonder is the deed of the heroic. Fear is the seeing of the disgusting.

Split: vīrasyāpi (वीरस्यापि) ca (च) yatkarma (यत्कर्म) so (सो) 'dbhutaḥ (ऽद्भुतः) parikīrtitaḥ (परिकीर्तितः) / bībhatsadarśanaṃ (बीभत्सदर्शनं) yacca (यच्च) jñeyaḥ (ज्ञेयः) sa (स) tu (तु) bhayānakaḥ (भयानकः)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
vīrasyāpi (वीरस्यापि)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
ca (च)indeclinableand.
yatkarma (यत्कर्म)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
so (सो)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
'dbhutaḥ (ऽद्भुतः)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
parikīrtitaḥ (परिकीर्तितः)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
bībhatsadarśanaṃ (बीभत्सदर्शनं)nominative or accusative singularas this verse uses the word.
yacca (यच्च)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
jñeyaḥ (ज्ञेयः)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
sa (स)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
tu (तु)indeclinableand, a slight turn.
bhayānakaḥ (भयानकः)nominative singularthe fearful rasa. Its stable state is bhaya, fear.

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. And the deed of the heroic is declared the wondrous. And the sight of the disgusting is to be known as the fearful.