6.52
Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa
स्मितमथ हसितं विहसितमुपहसितं चापहसितमतिहसितम् ।
द्वौ द्वौ भेदौ स्यातामुत्तममध्याधमप्रकृतौ smitamatha hasitaṃ vihasitamupahasitaṃ cāpahasitamatihasitam |
dvau dvau bhedau syātāmuttamamadhyādhamaprakṛtau
The line
Smile, then laugh, gentle laugh, mockery, and loud laugh, and the violent laugh. Two and two are the divisions, in the high, the middle, and the low nature.
नेपालीमा
मुस्कान, अनि हाँसो, मन्द हाँसो, उपहास, चर्को हाँसो र उग्र हाँसो हुन्। उच्च, मध्य र नीच प्रकृतिमा दुई दुई विभाग हुन्।
Where it sits
Six names. High nature takes the first pair, middle the next, low the last. 6.53 through 6.59 define them.
Split: smitamatha (स्मितमथ) hasitaṃ (हसितं) vihasitamupahasitaṃ (विहसितमुपहसितं) cāpahasitamatihasitam (चापहसितमतिहसितम्) / dvau (द्वौ) dvau (द्वौ) bhedau (भेदौ) syātāmuttamamadhyādhamaprakṛtau (स्यातामुत्तममध्याधमप्रकृतौ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| smitamatha (स्मितमथ) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| hasitaṃ (हसितं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| vihasitamupahasitaṃ (विहसितमुपहसितं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| cāpahasitamatihasitam (चापहसितमतिहसितम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| dvau (द्वौ) | dual, or a locative of an i-stem or a u-stem | as this verse uses the word. |
| bhedau (भेदौ) | dual, or a locative of an i-stem or a u-stem | as this verse uses the word. |
| syātāmuttamamadhyādhamaprakṛtau (स्यातामुत्तममध्याधमप्रकृतौ) | dual, or a locative of an i-stem or a u-stem | as this verse uses the word. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 26, 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. Smile, then laugh, gentle laugh, mockery, and loud laugh, and the violent laugh. Two and two are the divisions, in the high, the middle, and the low nature.