Rasarnavasudhakara 2.529.p17

2.529.p17

nanu sītādi-vibhāvair vastu-mātrair eva yoṣin-mātra-pratītau sāmājikānāṃ rasodayaḥ | na punar viśiṣṭaiḥ | tat katham iti ced, ucyate | atra janaka-tanayatva-rāma-parigrahatvādi-viruddha-dharma-parihāreṇa lalitojjvala-śuci-darśanīyatvādi-viśiṣṭa eva śabdataḥ | (pratipadyamāno) sītādi-vibhāvo yoṣit-sāmānyaṃ tādṛśam eva jñāpayati | na punaḥ strī-jāti-mātram iti sakalam api kalyāṇam |

Objection: The arising of aesthetic sentiment in spectators occurs when they apprehend women in general by means of mere entities as determinants, such as Sītā and others, and not by qualified ones. How then is this? In reply, it is said: Here, setting aside contradictory properties such as being Janaka's daughter and being Rāma's wife, a determinant such as Sītā, being qualified by attributes such as charm, brilliance, purity, and beauty verbally expressed, makes known a woman in general of just that kind, but not the mere category of woman; thus, everything is sound.