Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v2.c79.76

v2.c79.76

⁴⁵ That the doctrine of *rasa* was originally associated with dramaturgy and later on applied to Poetics is clear from the tradition which survives even in very late writers, and makes them not only discuss the theory directly in connexion with the drama (e. g. Viśvanātha) but even borrow the illustrations mostly from dramatic poetry. Abhinava speaks of the *kāvya* as *loka-nāṭya-dharmi-sthānīya*, and says: *nāṭya evā rasaḥ, kāvye ca nāṭyamāna eva rasaḥ kāvyārthaḥ*.