6.50
Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa
विकृताचारैर्वाक्यैरङ्गविकारैश्च विकृतवेषैश्च ।
हासयति जनं यस्मात्तस्मज्ज्ज्ञेयो रसो हास्यः vikṛtācārairvākyairaṅgavikāraiśca vikṛtaveṣaiśca |
hāsayati janaṃ yasmāttasmajjjñeyo raso hāsyaḥ
The line
Because, by distorted conduct and words, by changes of the body, and by a distorted costume, he makes the people laugh, the rasa (रस) is to be known as the comic.
नेपालीमा
विकृत आचरण र वचन, शरीरका फेरबदल र विकृत वेशले उसले मानिसलाई हँसाउने भएकाले त्यो रस हास्य भनेर जानिन्छ।
Where it sits
The comic is known from the laugh it produces. This is the pair of 6.39: the comic is the imitation of the erotic.
Split: vikṛtācārairvākyairaṅgavikāraiśca (विकृताचारैर्वाक्यैरङ्गविकारैश्च) vikṛtaveṣaiśca (विकृतवेषैश्च) / hāsayati (हासयति) janaṃ (जनं) yasmāttasmajjjñeyo (यस्मात्तस्मज्ज्ज्ञेयो) raso (रसो) hāsyaḥ (हास्यः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vikṛtācārairvākyairaṅgavikāraiśca (विकृताचारैर्वाक्यैरङ्गविकारैश्च) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| vikṛtaveṣaiśca (विकृतवेषैश्च) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| hāsayati (हासयति) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| janaṃ (जनं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| yasmāttasmajjjñeyo (यस्मात्तस्मज्ज्ज्ञेयो) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| raso (रसो) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| hāsyaḥ (हास्यः) | nominative singular | the comic rasa. Its stable state is hāsa (हास), laughter. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 19, 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. Because, by distorted conduct and words, by changes of the body, and by a distorted costume, he makes the people laugh, the rasa (रस) is to be known as the comic.