Rasa (aesthetic flavor)
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Rasa (aesthetic flavor) is a key concept in Indian aesthetics and performance theory that denotes the distilled emotional essence or mood evoked in the spectator by art, literature, music, or dance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aesthetic concept
ⓘ
concept in Indian aesthetics ⓘ concept in performance theory ⓘ |
| aimsAt | aesthetic relish ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
dance
ⓘ
drama ⓘ literature ⓘ music ⓘ poetry ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Bharata Muni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | bhava (emotive state) ⓘ |
| centralText | Natyashastra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | everyday emotion ⓘ |
| coreIdea | emotion evoked in the spectator ⓘ |
| describedAs |
aesthetic flavor
ⓘ
distilled emotional essence ⓘ |
| experiencedBy | spectator ⓘ |
| field |
Indian aesthetics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian performance theory ⓘ Sanskrit poetics ⓘ |
| furtherSystematizedBy | Abhinavagupta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goalInArt | to evoke a stable aesthetic mood ⓘ |
| hasTemporalOrigin | ancient India ⓘ |
| includesRasa |
Adbhuta (marvelous / wonder)
ⓘ
Bhayanaka (terrible / fear) ⓘ Bibhatsa (disgust) ⓘ Hasya (comic) NERFINISHED ⓘ Karuna (pathos / compassion) ⓘ Raudra (furious) ⓘ Shanta (peaceful) ⓘ Shringara (erotic / love) ⓘ Veera (heroic) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indian dance theory
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Indian musicology ⓘ classical Indian dramaturgy ⓘ classical Indian literary theory ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterNumberOfRasas | 9 ⓘ |
| literalMeaning |
essence
ⓘ
juice ⓘ taste ⓘ |
| numberOfClassicalRasas | 8 ⓘ |
| philosophicalStatus | aesthetic experience distinct from moral or practical emotion ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
alankara (poetic ornament)
ⓘ
dhvani (suggestion in poetics) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
empathetic identification
ⓘ
suspension of ordinary practical concerns ⓘ |
| tradition | Hindu aesthetic theory ⓘ |
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