RASA THEORY

Presented by:
Neeta dan
Kriti Dhiman

hi RASAdrite kaschidarthah pravarta

Bharata Muni very emphatically states in

the Rasadhyaya of Natyashastra that "no
meaningful idea is conveyed if the "Rasa" is
not evoked."

RASA
The very core of the Sanskrit Natya theory is the
creation of "Rasa". Every dramatic presentation was
aimed at evoking in the minds of the audience a
particular kind of aesthetic experience, which is
described as "Rasa". The concept of "Rasa" is the
most important and significant contribution of the
Indian mind to aesthetics.
The word Rasa is derived from the root 'rasah'
meaning sap or juice, taste, flavour, relish. The
extract of a fruit is referred to as 'rasa,' which itself
is the essence of it, the ultimate flavour of it

Bharata classifies the Rasa under eight categories (ashtarasa) and

gives the corresponding Bhava which gives rise to the rasa.
These are known as Sthayi Bhava or pervading stable emotion. They
are:
rati(love)
hasa(mirth)
shoka(grief)
krodha(anger)
utsaha(heroism)
bhaya(fear)
jugupsa(disgust)
vismaya(wonder)
The corresponding eight Rasa are:
sringara(amorous),
hasya(humorous)
karuna(pathetic)
raudra(furious)
vira(valorous),
bhayanaka(horrific)
vibhatsa(repugnant)
adbhuta(wondrous)
Shanta(peace)

Movie:

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RASA: hasya rasa (humorous)

Chatur( Teased as Silencer for his farting habit in
the college). Chatur who doesnt understand hindi
wants to Impress the Head of the college so he
request for a speech which is full of praise for the
Director of the college. Here is where Rancho
screws it up for Silencer. Rancho( Amir Khan)
changes the speech of Chattur so where ever it is
Chamatkar ( Miracle), he changes it to
Balatkar( Rape). And dhan( wealth) to Stan. By
the way at the end there is a sanskrti translation
of the chaturs Habit of farting.Funny though
the way he said it.. This is what happens if you
just by heart whatever you read and not

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RASA: karuna( pathetic)

Joy Lobo, ranchos fellow student hangs himself in
his dormitory room. Joy had requested an extension
on his major project on compassionate grounds as
his father had suffered a stroke ,but ViruS refused,
saying that he himself was completely unmoved by
his own son's accidental death after being hit by a
train. Rancho denounces the rat race, dog-eat-dog,
mindless rote learning mentality of the institution,
blaming it for Lobo's death.