Rasarnavasudhakara 2.351.p2

2.351.p2

vyākṛtaṃ ca | atra kasyacid upaśānta-prakṛter dhīra-śānta-nāyakasya arthopagamana-mano' nukūla-dārādi-sampatter ālambana-vibhāva-bhūtāyāḥ samutpanno dhṛti-sthāyi-bhāvo vastu-tattvālocanādibhir uddīpana-vibhāvair uddīpyamānaḥ samupajāyamāna-smṛti-maty-ādibhir vyabhicāri-bhāvair vāg-ārambhādibhiś cānubhāvair anuṣajyamāno niṣpannaḥ śānto rasa iti gīyate | anye punar asya śamaṃ prakṛtim āmananti | sa tu dhṛter eva viśeṣo bhaviṣyatīti |

And he commented: "Here, in a hero of the calm and tranquil type who is tranquil by nature, the durable emotional state of firmness arises from the substantial determinant consisting of the acquisition of wealth, a congenial wife, and other blessings. Being stimulated by excitant determinants such as reflection upon the reality of things, and united with emerging transitory emotional states such as recollection and resolve, and consequents such as deliberate speech, it matures and is celebrated as the tranquil aesthetic sentiment. Others, however, consider quietude to be its basis. But that will just be a particular form of firmness."