Bhavabhasa, Bhāvābhāsa, Bhava-abhasa: 7 definitions
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Bhavabhasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Bhavabhas.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhāvābhāsa (भावाभास).—m S Affected attachment or regard; pseudo love (false rati); or pseudo description or exhibition of love by the poet or dramatist. See bhāva Sig. X & XIV. 2 Misconception, mistake, erring forthgoing or bearing of the mind in judging, trusting, or believing.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhāvābhāsa (भावाभास).—simulation of a feeling, a feigned or false emotion.
Derivable forms: bhāvābhāsaḥ (भावाभासः).
Bhāvābhāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhāva and ābhāsa (आभास).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhāvābhāsa (भावाभास).—m.
(-saḥ) Simulation of feeling or emotion. E. bhāva and ābhāsa appearance.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhāvābhāsa (भावाभास):—[from bhāva] m. simulation of feeling or emotion, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhāvābhāsa (भावाभास):—[bhāvā+bhāsa] (saḥ) 1. m. Assumed emotion.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBhāvābhāsa (भावाभास) [Also spelled bhavabhas]:—(nm) affective fallacy.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhāvābhāsa (ಭಾವಾಭಾಸ):—[noun] (rhet.) attribution of a feeling or characteristic to something without judgement or keen discrimination; presentation of a misleading sentiment; pathetic fallacy.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.51 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 5.7 < [Chapter 5 - Second-rate Poetry]
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.3.83 < [Part 3 - Involuntary Ecstatic Expressions (sattvika-bhāva)]
Verse 1.3.55 < [Part 3 - Devotional Service in Ecstasy (bhāva-bhakti)]
Verse 4.9.41 < [Part 9 - Incomplete Expression of Mellows (rasābhāsa)]
Lankavatara Sutra (by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki)