6.48
Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa
नयनवदनप्रसादैः स्मितमधुरवचोधृतिप्रमोदैश्च ।
मधुरैश्चाङ्गविहारैस्तस्याभिनयः प्रयोक्तव्यः nayanavadanaprasādaiḥ smitamadhuravacodhṛtipramodaiśca |
madhuraiścāṅgavihāraistasyābhinayaḥ prayoktavyaḥ
The line
By brightness of eye and face, by smile, by sweet speech, by steadfastness and joy, and by sweet movements of the body, its acting is to be performed.
नेपालीमा
आँखा र मुखको उज्यालो, मुस्कान, मीठो वचन, धैर्य र आनन्द, तथा शरीरका मीठा चालले यसको अभिनय गरिन्छ।
Where it sits
The consequents. Abhinaya (अभिनय) here is the carrying of śṛṅgāra (शृङ्गार) to the spectator.
Split: nayanavadanaprasādaiḥ (नयनवदनप्रसादैः) smitamadhuravacodhṛtipramodaiśca (स्मितमधुरवचोधृतिप्रमोदैश्च) / madhuraiścāṅgavihāraistasyābhinayaḥ (मधुरैश्चाङ्गविहारैस्तस्याभिनयः) prayoktavyaḥ (प्रयोक्तव्यः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nayanavadanaprasādaiḥ (नयनवदनप्रसादैः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| smitamadhuravacodhṛtipramodaiśca (स्मितमधुरवचोधृतिप्रमोदैश्च) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| madhuraiścāṅgavihāraistasyābhinayaḥ (मधुरैश्चाङ्गविहारैस्तस्याभिनयः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| prayoktavyaḥ (प्रयोक्तव्यः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 22, 17 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. By brightness of eye and face, by smile, by sweet speech, by steadfastness and joy, and by sweet movements of the body, its acting is to be performed.