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Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa
अविमृश्य तु यः कार्यं पुरुषो वधताडनं समारभते ।
अविनिश्चितकारित्वात्स तु खलु चपलो बुधैर्ज्ञेयः avimṛśya tu yaḥ kāryaṃ puruṣo vadhatāḍanaṃ samārabhate |
aviniścitakāritvātsa tu khalu capalo budhairjñeyaḥ
The line
The man who undertakes killing and beating without reflecting on the deed, from the doing of what has not been decided: he is to be known by the wise as unsteady.
नेपालीमा
कर्म नसोची मार्ने र पिट्ने, निर्णय नगरिएको काम गर्ने मानिसलाई विद्वानले चञ्चल जान्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Capalatā (चपलता). The prose says it arises from passion, hatred, envy, impatience, and what is contrary, and is acted by harsh speech, rebuke, and blows. The verse locates it in acting before one has judged.
Split: avimṛśya (अविमृश्य) tu (तु) yaḥ (यः) kāryaṃ (कार्यं) puruṣo (पुरुषो) vadhatāḍanaṃ (वधताडनं) samārabhate (समारभते) / aviniścitakāritvātsa (अविनिश्चितकारित्वात्स) tu (तु) khalu (खलु) capalo (चपलो) budhairjñeyaḥ (बुधैर्ज्ञेयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avimṛśya (अविमृश्य) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and, a slight turn. |
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| kāryaṃ (कार्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| puruṣo (पुरुषो) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| vadhatāḍanaṃ (वधताडनं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| samārabhate (समारभते) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| aviniścitakāritvātsa (अविनिश्चितकारित्वात्स) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| khalu (खलु) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| capalo (चपलो) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| budhairjñeyaḥ (बुधैर्ज्ञेयः) | 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 man who undertakes killing and beating without reflecting on the deed, from the doing of what has not been decided: he is to be known by the wise as unsteady.