ना ही रसाधृते कश्चिद् अर्थ प्रवर्तते |
nāhī rasādhṛte kaścid artha pravartate "
rasa a dhṛ t e kaścid artha pravarta te "
" " " " " " kah cid " pra vRt infix-guṇa te "
not even, ever juice not bear loc abs what any meaning onward turn 3p sg indic (A) "
never juice not borne at, upon, during any meaning evolves, develops "
never does any meaning develop without bearing rasa. "

Rasa: juice, relishing, enjoyment, emotion, audience-emotion.

This is Bharata's early statement on the theory of emotion, precursor of
Abhinavagupta's (950-1020AD) Rasa theory of aesthetics.
Quoted by Dr Sunthar Vasuvalingam 2024.

This seems to be the same point as Damasio 1995 and Veatch 1998 made:
all interpretation, all meaning, carries emotion.


 

TomVeatch.com/uw/skt:Tom's crib sheets and Sanskrit homework
TomVeatch.com/tg:Multi-linear formatting uses Translation Graphs.

 

 


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