Nāṭyaśāstra, rasa

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7.119*1

Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa

बहूनां समवेतानां रूपं यस्य भवेद्बहु ।
स मन्तव्यो रसः स्थायी शेषाः सञ्चारिणो मताः
bahūnāṃ samavetānāṃ rūpaṃ yasya bhavedbahu |
sa mantavyo rasaḥ sthāyī śeṣāḥ sañcāriṇo matāḥ

The line

Of many that have come together, the one whose form is abundant is to be held the rasa (रस), the stable one. The rest are held to be passing.

नेपालीमा

एकत्र आएका धेरैमध्ये जसको रूप प्रशस्त छ, त्यसलाई रस, स्थायी, मान्नुपर्छ। बाँकीलाई व्यभिचारी मानिन्छ।

Where it sits

Bracketed. Among states present together, the abundant one is the rasa (रस). This is a rule for the mixture 7.119 required. It sits beside 7.8, the king among the states.

Split: bahūnāṃ (बहूनां) samavetānāṃ (समवेतानां) rūpaṃ (रूपं) yasya (यस्य) bhavedbahu (भवेद्बहु) / sa (स) mantavyo (मन्तव्यो) rasaḥ (रसः) sthāyī (स्थायी) śeṣāḥ (शेषाः) sañcāriṇo (सञ्चारिणो) matāḥ (मताः)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
bahūnāṃ (बहूनां)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
samavetānāṃ (समवेतानां)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
rūpaṃ (रूपं)nominative or accusative singularas this verse uses the word.
yasya (यस्य)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
bhavedbahu (भवेद्बहु)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
sa (स)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
mantavyo (मन्तव्यो)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
rasaḥ (रसः)nominative singulara rasa.
sthāyī (स्थायी)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
śeṣāḥ (शेषाः)nominative pluralas this verse uses the word.
sañcāriṇo (सञ्चारिणो)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
matāḥ (मताः)nominative pluralas 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. Of many that have come together, the one whose form is abundant is to be held the rasa (रस), the stable one. The rest are held to be passing.