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Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa
उत्तमसत्त्वः शेते हसति च गायति च मध्यमप्रकृतिः ।
परुषवचनाभिधायी रोदत्यपि चाधमप्रकृतिः uttamasattvaḥ śete hasati ca gāyati ca madhyamaprakṛtiḥ |
paruṣavacanābhidhāyī rodatyapi cādhamaprakṛtiḥ
The line
The one of high sattva (सत्त्व) lies down. The middle nature laughs and sings. The one who speaks harsh words, and weeps, is of low nature.
नेपालीमा
उच्च सत्त्व भएको पल्टिन्छ, र मध्यम प्रकृतिको हाँस्छ तथा गाउँछ। कठोर वचन बोल्ने र रुने नीच प्रकृतिको हुन्छ।
Where it sits
High: sleep. Middle: laugh and song. Low: harsh speech and weeping.
Split: uttamasattvaḥ (उत्तमसत्त्वः) śete (शेते) hasati (हसति) ca (च) gāyati (गायति) ca (च) madhyamaprakṛtiḥ (मध्यमप्रकृतिः) / paruṣavacanābhidhāyī (परुषवचनाभिधायी) rodatyapi (रोदत्यपि) cādhamaprakṛtiḥ (चाधमप्रकृतिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| uttamasattvaḥ (उत्तमसत्त्वः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| śete (शेते) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| hasati (हसति) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| gāyati (गायति) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| madhyamaprakṛtiḥ (मध्यमप्रकृतिः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| paruṣavacanābhidhāyī (परुषवचनाभिधायी) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| rodatyapi (रोदत्यपि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| cādhamaprakṛtiḥ (चाधमप्रकृतिः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 21, 19 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 one of high sattva (सत्त्व) lies down. The middle nature laughs and sings. The one who speaks harsh words, and weeps, is of low nature.