Kshobhaja, Kṣobhaja: 1 definition
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Kshobhaja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Kṣobhaja can be transliterated into English as Ksobhaja or Kshobhaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)Kṣobhaja (क्षोभज) refers to one of the three types of the “sentiment of disgustful” (bībhatsarasa) as defined by Cirañjīva Bhaṭṭācārya (fl. 17th century) and Bharata in his Nāṭyaśāstra.—Though Cirañjīva has not said anything about the varieties of bībhatsa-rasa, Bharata, the author of Nāṭyaśāstra, has mentioned, three kinds of bībhatsa. These are—kṣobhaja, śuddha and udvegī.
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.
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Full-text: Shuddha, Udvegin, Udvegi, Bibhatsarasa.
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