Nāṭyaśāstra, rasa

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Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa

विज्ञानशौचविभवश्रुतिशक्तिसमुद्भवा धृतिः सद्भिः ।
भयशोकविषदाद्यै रहिता तु सदा प्रयोक्तव्या
vijñānaśaucavibhavaśrutiśaktisamudbhavā dhṛtiḥ sadbhiḥ |
bhayaśokaviṣadādyai rahitā tu sadā prayoktavyā

The line

Steadfastness, born of knowledge, purity, fortune, learning, and power, is always to be performed by good people, free of fear, grief, despair, and the rest.

नेपालीमा

ज्ञान, पवित्रता, भाग्य, विद्या र शक्तिबाट जन्मेको धृति सज्जनले सधैँ गर्नुपर्छ, भय, शोक, विषाद र अरूबाट मुक्त।

Where it sits

Dhṛti (धृति). The prose adds conduct, devotion to the teacher, getting what the mind wants, and play. The verse says the good keep it clear of fear and grief.

Split: vijñānaśaucavibhavaśrutiśaktisamudbhavā (विज्ञानशौचविभवश्रुतिशक्तिसमुद्भवा) dhṛtiḥ (धृतिः) sadbhiḥ (सद्भिः) / bhayaśokaviṣadādyai (भयशोकविषदाद्यै) rahitā (रहिता) tu (तु) sadā (सदा) prayoktavyā (प्रयोक्तव्या)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
vijñānaśaucavibhavaśrutiśaktisamudbhavā (विज्ञानशौचविभवश्रुतिशक्तिसमुद्भवा)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
dhṛtiḥ (धृतिः)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
sadbhiḥ (सद्भिः)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
bhayaśokaviṣadādyai (भयशोकविषदाद्यै)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
rahitā (रहिता)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
tu (तु)indeclinableand, a slight turn.
sadā (सदा)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
prayoktavyā (प्रयोक्तव्या)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.

Sanskrit in this line

The quarters run 20, 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. Steadfastness, born of knowledge, purity, fortune, learning, and power, is always to be performed by good people, free of fear, grief, despair, and the rest.