Rasarnavasudhakara 2.348

2.348

iyam aṅkuritā premṇā mānāt pallavitā bhavet |
sakorakā praṇayataḥ snehāt kusumitā bhavet ||

"This [love] sprouts through fondness, puts forth shoots through amour-propre;
with buds through intimate affection, it blossoms through affection."

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ato' sminn udāharaṇe snehasya rati-rūpeṇaivāsvādyatvaṃ na pṛthak sthāyitvena | evaṃ ca snehasya rati-bhedatva-kathanāt preyo-rasasyāpi śṛṅgārād apṛthaktvam artha-siddham |

Therefore, in this example, affection can be savoured only in the form of love, not as a separate durable emotional state. And thus, because affection is explained as a variety of love, it is established by implication that the affectionate aesthetic sentiment too is not distinct from the erotic sentiment.