Bhavakatva, Bhāvakatva: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)Bhāvakatva (भावकत्व) refers to one of the experienced forces of poetical compositions producing aesthetic pleasure according to Bhaṭṭa Nāyaka.—Bhāvakatva drives away all worldly attachments or adversities from the minds of the spectators. The generalization of dramatic characters (vibhāvas) being completed by the function of bhāvakatva, the function of bhojakatva becomes operative. . According to Abhinavagupta the function of bhāvakatva which brings about the vibhāvas in their generalise aspect is nothing but a proper use of guṇa and alaṃkāra in a poem and in a drama by the four types of acting to awake rasa through the function of suggestion, and is present both in the words and in the sense. Abhinavagupta also says that the acceptance of bhāvakatva is not necessary because a man with trained intellectual powers can generalize the vibhāvas and other appearing objects. He opines that this generalization is created by revelation of one’s blissfull consciousness and this revelation is produced by vyañjanā. So Bhāvakatva is totally similar to vyañjanā.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhāvakatva (ಭಾವಕತ್ವ):—
1) [noun] the habit, quality or condition of being sentimental; sentimentalism; sentimentality.
2) [noun] the ability of a person (a reader or one among the audience of a drama) to enjoy the sentiment in a detached manner.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Paribhavakatva.
Full-text: Bhojakatva, Bhattanayaka.
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