7.10
Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa
परचेष्टानुकरणाद्धासः समुपजायते ।
स्मितहासातिहसितैरभिनेयः स पण्डितैः paraceṣṭānukaraṇāddhāsaḥ samupajāyate |
smitahāsātihasitairabhineyaḥ sa paṇḍitaiḥ
The line
From imitating the behavior of another, laughter arises. The learned should act it with smile, laugh, and the violent laugh.
नेपालीमा
अर्काको व्यवहारको अनुकरणबाट हाँसो उठ्छ। विद्वान्ले त्यसलाई मुस्कान, हाँसो र अट्टहासले अभिनय गर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
The stable state hāsa (हास), of the comic. The six degrees are 6.52. The verse names the two ends and the middle of that scale.
Split: paraceṣṭānukaraṇāddhāsaḥ (परचेष्टानुकरणाद्धासः) samupajāyate (समुपजायते) / smitahāsātihasitairabhineyaḥ (स्मितहासातिहसितैरभिनेयः) sa (स) paṇḍitaiḥ (पण्डितैः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paraceṣṭānukaraṇāddhāsaḥ (परचेष्टानुकरणाद्धासः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| samupajāyate (समुपजायते) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| smitahāsātihasitairabhineyaḥ (स्मितहासातिहसितैरभिनेयः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| sa (स) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| paṇḍitaiḥ (पण्डितैः) | nominative singular | 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. From imitating the behavior of another, laughter arises. The learned should act it with smile, laugh, and the violent laugh.