Nāṭyaśāstra, rasa

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Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa

बीभत्सस्य महाकालः कालदेवो भयानकः ।
वीरो महेन्द्रदेवः स्यादद्भुतो ब्रह्मदैवतः
bībhatsasya mahākālaḥ kāladevo bhayānakaḥ |
vīro mahendradevaḥ syādadbhuto brahmadaivataḥ

The line

Of the disgusting, Mahākāla (महाकाल). The deity of the fearful is Kāla (काल). The heroic's deity is Mahendra. The wondrous has Brahmā (ब्रह्मा) as its deity.

नेपालीमा

बीभत्सको महाकाल हो। भयानकको देवता काल हो, वीरको देवता महेन्द्र हो, र अद्भुतको देवता ब्रह्मा हो।

Where it sits

Closes the deities. Mahendra (महेन्द्र) is Indra. The prose says the arising, the colors, and the deities have been explained.

Split: bībhatsasya (बीभत्सस्य) mahākālaḥ (महाकालः) kāladevo (कालदेवो) bhayānakaḥ (भयानकः) / vīro (वीरो) mahendradevaḥ (महेन्द्रदेवः) syādadbhuto (स्यादद्भुतो) brahmadaivataḥ (ब्रह्मदैवतः)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
bībhatsasya (बीभत्सस्य)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
mahākālaḥ (महाकालः)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
kāladevo (कालदेवो)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
bhayānakaḥ (भयानकः)nominative singularthe fearful rasa. Its stable state is bhaya, fear.
vīro (वीरो)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
mahendradevaḥ (महेन्द्रदेवः)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
syādadbhuto (स्यादद्भुतो)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
brahmadaivataḥ (ब्रह्मदैवतः)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. Of the disgusting, Mahākāla (महाकाल). The deity of the fearful is Kāla (काल). The heroic's deity is Mahendra. The wondrous has Brahmā (ब्रह्मा) as its deity.