Nāṭyaśāstra, rasa

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7.39

Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa

कश्चिन्मत्तो गायति रोदिति कश्चित्तथा हसति कश्चित् ।
परुषवचनाभिधायी कश्चित्कश्चित्तथा स्वपिति
kaścinmatto gāyati roditi kaścittathā hasati kaścit |
paruṣavacanābhidhāyī kaścitkaścittathā svapiti

The line

One drunk sings. One weeps. One laughs. One speaks harsh words. And one sleeps.

नेपालीमा

मातेको एक जना गाउँछ, एक जना रुन्छ, एक जना हाँस्छ, एक जना कठोर वचन बोल्छ, र एक जना सुत्छ।

Where it sits

Five actions. 7.40 assigns them to the three natures.

Split: kaścinmatto (कश्चिन्मत्तो) gāyati (गायति) roditi (रोदिति) kaścittathā (कश्चित्तथा) hasati (हसति) kaścit (कश्चित्) / paruṣavacanābhidhāyī (परुषवचनाभिधायी) kaścitkaścittathā (कश्चित्कश्चित्तथा) svapiti (स्वपिति)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
kaścinmatto (कश्चिन्मत्तो)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
gāyati (गायति)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
roditi (रोदिति)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
kaścittathā (कश्चित्तथा)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
hasati (हसति)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
kaścit (कश्चित्)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
paruṣavacanābhidhāyī (परुषवचनाभिधायी)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
kaścitkaścittathā (कश्चित्कश्चित्तथा)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
svapiti (स्वपिति)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.

Sanskrit in this line

The quarters run 19, 18 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. One drunk sings. One weeps. One laughs. One speaks harsh words. And one sleeps.