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Name – Parmar Shubhda A. Paper – 7 (Literary Theory & Criticism) Roll no – 32 Topic – Rasa Theory
Submitted by – S BGardiMaharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar UniversityDepartment of English
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Concept of Rasa
Important + significant contribution
Indian mind to aesthetics
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Nine Rasa Shringar Hasya Adbhuta Veera Shanta Karuna Bhayanaka Bhibastsya shorya
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Shringara (Love)
Shringara : love and beauty.
emotion represent appeals to the human mind
one finds beautiful, that which evokes love .
Example – Kalidasa (Abhijnashakuntalam)
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Karuna (Tragedy)Karuna : grief and compass
ion. The
feelings of
unspeakable
tragedy and
despairUtter
hopelessness and heartbre
ak .
Example – Kalidasa (Abhijnashakuntalam)
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Veera (Heroic mood)
Veera : heroism.
It represents bravery and self-confidence.
Example- Character of Rama ( Ramayana)
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Shorya
Example- Character of Parshuram
(Bravery)
Shorya : strength for
fighting
Once desire to fight and die for cast ,religion.
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Hasya (Laughter)
Hasya : express joy or mirth.
It can be used to depict simple joy
Riotous laughter and everything in
between.
Example – Lord Krishna's childhood
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Bhayanaka (Horror)
Bhayanaka : fear
The subtle
and nameless anxiety
presentiment of
evil, the feelings of helplessn
ess evoked by a mighty and cruel
ruler .
Example- character of Rakshsha
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Bhibatsya (Disgust)
Bhibatsya :disgust
The emotion evoked by anything that nauseates us, that revolts or sickens us is Bhibatsya.
Example- Prince siddharth
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Adbhuta ( wonder)
Adbhuta : wonder and curiosity
That one feels when one comes across something divine and supernatural .
Example – Shree Rama
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Shanta
Shanta : serenity and peace
It represents the state of calm and unruffled repose.
It is marked simply by the lack of all other rasas.
Example -
(Peace)
Character of Rama
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