[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Arts, Poetics, Architecture & Lexicography](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art) › [Dramaturgy and Theory of Theatre](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya) › [Rasarnavasudhakara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara) › 2.348 # Rasarnavasudhakara 2.348 Rasārṇavasudhākara 2.348 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.348](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.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." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.348.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.348.p1) iti | ### [2.348.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.348.p2) 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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.2.348) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhāvaprakāśana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.bhavaprakasana.p383) — Śāradātanaya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.348](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.348) · Pramāṇa