6.57
Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa
उत्फुल्लनासिकं यत्तु जिह्मदृष्टिनिरीक्षितम् ।
निकुञ्चिताङ्गकशिरस्तच्चोपहसितं भवेत् utphullanāsikaṃ yattu jihmadṛṣṭinirīkṣitam |
nikuñcitāṅgakaśirastaccopahasitaṃ bhavet
The line
The nose in bloom, looked at with a crooked glance, the body and the head bent: that is the mockery.
नेपालीमा
नाक फुलेको, बाङ्गो हेराइले हेरिएको, शरीर र शिर निहुरिएको, त्यो उपहास हो।
Where it sits
The second of the middle pair.
Split: utphullanāsikaṃ (उत्फुल्लनासिकं) yattu (यत्तु) jihmadṛṣṭinirīkṣitam (जिह्मदृष्टिनिरीक्षितम्) / nikuñcitāṅgakaśirastaccopahasitaṃ (निकुञ्चिताङ्गकशिरस्तच्चोपहसितं) bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utphullanāsikaṃ (उत्फुल्लनासिकं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| yattu (यत्तु) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| jihmadṛṣṭinirīkṣitam (जिह्मदृष्टिनिरीक्षितम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| nikuñcitāṅgakaśirastaccopahasitaṃ (निकुञ्चिताङ्गकशिरस्तच्चोपहसितं) | 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. The nose in bloom, looked at with a crooked glance, the body and the head bent: that is the mockery.