Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c10.s6.5

c10.s6.5

With this formalistic view or the view related to the structure of an art form — *rasa* was redefined with the change of the medium and form. Mātṛgupta, as quoted by Abhinavagupta and many other authors and commentators, has defined various categories of *rasa* according to the types of *abhinaya*, i.e. *vācika*, *nepathyaja* and *svabhāvaja*. *Vācika-rasa* is the aesthetic experience resulting from the dialogues of a dramatic text; *nepathyaja* or *āhārya rasa* manifests where there is a proper arrangement of external means for beautification; and *svabhāvaja rasa* manifests through the inner qualities of the characters of a play.²⁰