6.56
Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa
आकुञ्चिताक्षिगण्डं यत्सस्वनं मधुरं तथा ।
कालागतं सास्यरागं तद्वै विहसितं भवेत् ākuñcitākṣigaṇḍaṃ yatsasvanaṃ madhuraṃ tathā |
kālāgataṃ sāsyarāgaṃ tadvai vihasitaṃ bhavet
The line
Eyes and cheeks contracted, sounding, and sweet, come in its time, with color in the face: that is the gentle laugh.
नेपालीमा
आँखा र गाला खुम्चिएका, आवाज भएका र मीठा, समयमा आएका, मुखमा रङ भएका, त्यो मन्द हाँसो हो।
Where it sits
The first of the middle pair. There is sound in it.
Split: ākuñcitākṣigaṇḍaṃ (आकुञ्चिताक्षिगण्डं) yatsasvanaṃ (यत्सस्वनं) madhuraṃ (मधुरं) tathā (तथा) / kālāgataṃ (कालागतं) sāsyarāgaṃ (सास्यरागं) tadvai (तद्वै) vihasitaṃ (विहसितं) bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ākuñcitākṣigaṇḍaṃ (आकुञ्चिताक्षिगण्डं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| yatsasvanaṃ (यत्सस्वनं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| madhuraṃ (मधुरं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way. |
| kālāgataṃ (कालागतं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| sāsyarāgaṃ (सास्यरागं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| tadvai (तद्वै) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| vihasitaṃ (विहसितं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | form in the line | as 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. Eyes and cheeks contracted, sounding, and sweet, come in its time, with color in the face: that is the gentle laugh.