Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v2.c79.90

v2.c79.90

The eight *sthāyi-bhāvas* or permanent moods, corresponding to the eight *rasas*, are given categorically as (i) rati (Love) (ii) hāsa (Mirth) (iii) krodha (Anger) (iv) utsāha (Courage) (v) bhaya (Fear) (vi) jugupsā (Aversion) (vii) vismaya (Wonder) and (viii) śoka (Sorrow), forming the basis respectively of śṛngāra, hāsya raudra, vīra, bhayānaka, bībhatsa, adbhuta and karuṇa. The vyabhicāri-bhāvas are mentioned as thirty-three in number and include the subordinate feelings of self-disparagement (nirveda), debility (glāni), apprehension (śaṅkā), envy (asūyā), intoxication (mada), weariness (śrama), indolence (ālasya), depression (dainya), reflection (cintā), distraction (moha), recollection (smṛti), equanimity (dhṛti), shame (vrīḍā), unsteadiness (capalatā), joy (harṣa), flurry (āvega), stupefaction (jaḍatā), arrogance (garva), despondency (viṣāda), longing (autsukya), drowsiness (nidrā), dementedness (apasmāra), dreaming (supta), awakening (vibodha), impatience of opposition (amarṣa), dissembling (avahittha), sternness (ugratā), resolve (mati), sickness (vyādhi), madness (unmāda), death (maraṇa), alarm (trāsa) and doubt (vitarka)⁵².