Nāṭyaśāstra, rasa

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7.72

Nāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र), rasa

तां मुखगौरवगात्रप्रतिलोलननयनमीलनजडत्वैः ।
जृम्भणगात्रविमर्दैरनुभावैरभिनयेत्प्राज्ञः
tāṃ mukhagauravagātrapratilolananayanamīlanajaḍatvaiḥ |
jṛmbhaṇagātravimardairanubhāvairabhinayetprājñaḥ

The line

The wise man should act it by heaviness of the face, by tossing of the body, by closing of the eyes, by torpor, by yawning, and by rubbing the limbs.

नेपालीमा

विद्वानले अनुहारको भारीपन, शरीर छटपटाउनु, आँखा बन्द गर्नु, जडता, हाई काढ्नु र अङ्ग मलनुबाट यसको अभिनय गर्नुपर्छ।

Where it sits

The consequents of sleepiness, before or as it takes the person.

Split: tāṃ (तां) mukhagauravagātrapratilolananayanamīlanajaḍatvaiḥ (मुखगौरवगात्रप्रतिलोलननयनमीलनजडत्वैः) / jṛmbhaṇagātravimardairanubhāvairabhinayetprājñaḥ (जृम्भणगात्रविमर्दैरनुभावैरभिनयेत्प्राज्ञः)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
tāṃ (तां)form in the lineas this verse uses the word.
mukhagauravagātrapratilolananayanamīlanajaḍatvaiḥ (मुखगौरवगात्रप्रतिलोलननयनमीलनजडत्वैः)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.
jṛmbhaṇagātravimardairanubhāvairabhinayetprājñaḥ (जृम्भणगात्रविमर्दैरनुभावैरभिनयेत्प्राज्ञः)nominative singularas this verse uses the word.

Sanskrit in this line

The quarters run 22, 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. The wise man should act it by heaviness of the face, by tossing of the body, by closing of the eyes, by torpor, by yawning, and by rubbing the limbs.