Nāṭyaśāstra, rasa

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6.72

Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa

करचरणवेपथुस्तम्भगात्रहृदयप्रकम्पेन ।
शुष्कोष्ठतालुकण्ठैर्भयानको नित्यमभिनेयः
karacaraṇavepathustambhagātrahṛdayaprakampena |
śuṣkoṣṭhatālukaṇṭhairbhayānako nityamabhineyaḥ

The line

With trembling and stiffness of hand, foot, and body, and with throbbing of the heart, with lip, palate, and throat gone dry, the fearful is always to be acted.

नेपालीमा

हात, खुट्टा र शरीरको कम्पन र जडतासहित, हृदयको धड्कनसहित, ओठ, तालु र घाँटी सुकेर भयानक सधैँ अभिनय गरिन्छ।

Where it sits

Closes the acting of fear.

Split: karacaraṇavepathustambhagātrahṛdayaprakampena (करचरणवेपथुस्तम्भगात्रहृदयप्रकम्पेन) / śuṣkoṣṭhatālukaṇṭhairbhayānako (शुष्कोष्ठतालुकण्ठैर्भयानको) nityamabhineyaḥ (नित्यमभिनेयः)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
karacaraṇavepathustambhagātrahṛdayaprakampena (करचरणवेपथुस्तम्भगात्रहृदयप्रकम्पेन)instrumental singularas this verse uses the word.
śuṣkoṣṭhatālukaṇṭhairbhayānako (शुष्कोष्ठतालुकण्ठैर्भयानको)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
nityamabhineyaḥ (नित्यमभिनेयः)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.

Sanskrit in this line

The quarters run 19, 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. With trembling and stiffness of hand, foot, and body, and with throbbing of the heart, with lip, palate, and throat gone dry, the fearful is always to be acted.