Rasasutra, ¸é²¹²õ²¹²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹, Rasa-sutra: 1 definition
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Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)¸é²¹²õ²¹²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹ (रससूतà¥à¤�) refers to Bharata’s “dictum on rasaâ€�.—The theory of rasa was visualized and codified by Bharata, the author of the NÄá¹yaÅ›astra, the earliest available work on Dramaturgy of the 3rd century A.D. Bharata’s dictum on rasa is known as °ù²¹²õ²¹²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹, which runs thus—â€�tatra vibhÄvÄnubhÄvavyabhicÄrisaṃyogÄdrasa²Ô¾±á¹£p²¹³Ù³Ù¾±á¸�â€�. Bharata is silent about the meaning of the words ²õ²¹á¹ƒy´Ç²µ²¹ or ²Ô¾±á¹£p²¹³Ù³Ù¾± used in the °ù²¹²õ²¹-²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹. So this °ù²¹²õ²¹-²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹ has been interpreted by different rhetoricians in various ways. These interpretations are—Bhaá¹á¹a Lollaá¹a, Bhaá¹á¹a Åšaṃkuka, Bhaá¹á¹a NÄyaka and Abhinavagupta.

Kavyashastra (कावà¥à¤¯à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, °ìÄå±¹²â²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
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Starts with: Rasasutrasthana.
Full-text: Rasasutrasthana, Aparajiti, Rasa.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 2 - NÄtyaÅ›Ästra of Bharata-Muni < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]
Part 1 - Rasa theory and position of the KÄvyamÄ«mÄṃsÄ < [Chapter 4 - Position of the KÄvyamÄ«mÄṃsÄ in Sanskrit Poetics]
Appendix 1 - Ä€cÄrya, Kavi and important persons mentioned in the KÄvyamÄ«mÄṃsÄ
Reviews < [October 1964]
The Rasa Theory & Rayaprolu Subba Rao < [October � December, 1986]
Traditional Values in Art and Literature < [Jul–Sept 1971]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
2. The Theory of rasa < [Chapter 2 - Delineation of Rasa in MudrÄrÄká¹£asa]
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
Origin and development of Sanskrit poetics < [Introduction]
Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 3 - Rasa (sentiment) in the MatsyapurÄṇa < [Chapter 2 - Literary aspect of the MatsyapurÄṇa]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 2 - Rasa or the sentiment < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The ÅšrÄ«kaṇá¹hacarita]
Part 1 - Sanskrit kÄvya and its definitions < [Chapter I - Introduction]