[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Arts, Poetics, Architecture & Lexicography](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art) › [Dramaturgy and Theory of Theatre](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya) › [Rasarnavasudhakara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara) › 3.376 # Rasarnavasudhakara 3.376 Rasārṇavasudhākara 3.376 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.376](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.376) atha gaṇḍam- gaṇḍaṃ prastuta-sambandhi bhinnārthaṃ sahasoditam || > Now, an ominous opening (gaṇḍa): > An ominous opening is a phrase spoken abruptly that connects to the matter at hand but has a different meaning. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.376.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.376.p1) 177b ### [3.376.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.376.p2) yathā veṇī-saṃhāre- nirvāṇa-vaira-dahanāḥ praśamādarīṇāṃ nandantu pāṇḍu-tanayāḥ saha mādhavena | rakta-prasādhita-bhuvaḥ kṣata-vigrahāś ca svasthā bhavantu kuru-rāja-sutāḥ sa-bhṛtyāḥ || \[ve.saṃ. 1.7\] > As in the Veṇīsaṃhāra: > Extinguishing the fire of hostility through the destruction of enemies, > may the sons of Pāṇḍu rejoice together with Mādhava! > And having adorned the earth with their blood, their bodies destroyed, > may the sons of the Kuru king along with their servants be at peace! // \[Veṇīsaṃhāra 1.7\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.376.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.376.p3) tatra sūtradhāreṇa nirupadrava-lakṣaṇe' rthe vivakṣite' pi svarga-sthiti-lakṣaṇārtha-sūcakasya rakta-prasādhitaa-bhuva ity ādi-śliṣṭa-vākyasya sahasā prastuta-sambandhitayā bhāṣitatvād gaṇḍam | > There, although the meaning intended to be expressed by the stage manager is free of trouble, because a double-meaning phrase beginning with “having adorned the earth with blood,” which indicates an outcome signifying departure to heaven \[i.e., death\], was spoken abruptly in connection with the matter at hand, it is an ominous opening (gaṇḍa). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.3.376) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.376](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.376) · Pramāṇa