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# Rasarnavasudhakara 1.58

Rasārṇavasudhākara 1.58

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.1.58)

rasotkarṣo hi nāṭyasya prāṇās tat sa nirūpyate |  
vibhāvair anubhāvaiś ca sāttvikair vyabhicāribhiḥ ||

> For the perfection of aesthetic sentiment is the very life-breath of drama; therefore it is defined: / when brought to relish by determinants, consequents,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.58.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.1.58.p1)

ānīyamānaḥ svādutvaṃ sthāyī bhāvo rasaḥ smṛtaḥ |

> involuntary physical reactions, and transitory emotional states, the durable emotional state is considered an aesthetic sentiment.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.58.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.1.58.p2)

atha vibhāvāḥ-

> Now, determinants:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.1.58) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Rasasudhākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.rasa.rasasudhakara.1.58) — Sanskrit

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