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rasān

m

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1. رَسَ-

m

2. رَسَ

taste, flavour (as the principal quality of fluids, of which there are 6 original kinds, viz. madhura, sweet; amla, sour; lavaṇa, salt; kaṭuka, pungent; tikta, bitter; and kaṣāya, astringent; sometimes 63 varieties are distinguished, viz. beside the 6 original ones, 15 mixtures of 2, 20 of 3, 15 of

3. رَسَ

(in rhet. ) the taste or character of a work, the feeling or sentiment prevailing in it (from 8 to 10 Rasa s are generally enumerated, viz. śṛṅgāra, love; vīra, heroism; bībhatsa, disgust; raudra, anger or fury; hāsya, mirth; bhayānaka, terror; karuṇa, pity; adbhuta, wonder; śānta, tranquillity or c

4. رَسَ

(with Vaiṣṇava s) disposition of the heart or mind, religious sentiment (there are 5 Rasa s or Rati s forming the 5 degrees of bhakti, q.v. , viz. śānti, dāsya, sākhya, vātsalya, and mādhurya), W.

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  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) vol. 2, scan pp. 469-470; entry #3622 Review: Under source audit

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