Rasabhasa, Rasābhāsa, Rasa-abhasa: 10 definitions
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Rasabhasa 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 Rasabhash.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrasābhāsa (रसाभास).—m (S) Pseudo sentiment or passion; spurious or false taste: also any low, vulgar, jejune, or puerile poetical description or dramatic representation involving pseudo sentiment or spurious taste: also affectation or counterfeit manifestation of any of the eight passions comprehended under sthāyībhāva; or the spurious poetical or dramatical exhibition of such. 2 S Concealment or disguise of the real sentiment under some false exhibition.
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 dictionaryRasābhāsa (रसाभास).—
1) the semblance or mere appearance of a sentiment; अनौचित्यप्रवृत्तत्वे आभासो रसभावयोः (anaucityapravṛttatve ābhāso rasabhāvayoḥ) S. D.
2) an improper manifestation of a sentiment.
Derivable forms: rasābhāsaḥ (रसाभासः).
Rasābhāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rasa and ābhāsa (आभास).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRasābhāsa (रसाभास).—m.
(-saḥ) Concealment of sentiment, attributing evident emotions to some cause different from the real one. E. rasa sentiment, ābhāsa unreal exposition or display.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRasābhāsa (रसाभास).—m. the semblance of sentiment, as e. g., a sentiment attributed to an irrational animal.
Rasābhāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rasa and ābhāsa (आभास).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRasābhāsa (रसाभास):—[from rasa > ras] m. the mere semblance or false attribution or improper manifestation of a sentiment, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRasābhāsa (रसाभास):—[rasā+bhāsa] (saḥ) 1. m. Concealment of sentiment; false pretence.
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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 dictionaryRasābhāsa (रसाभास) [Also spelled rasabhash]:—(nm) a mere semblance of [rasa].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRasābhāsa (ರಸಾಭಾಸ):—[noun] a disrruption in the continuity of aesthetical enjoyment; unseemly context of a poetry.
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)
Partial matches: Rasa, Abhasa, Raca.
Full-text: Uparasa, Rasabhash, Abhasa, Krishnarthi, Krishnarthin, Dhanarthin, Dhanarthi.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.9.2 < [Part 9 - Incomplete Expression of Mellows (rasābhāsa)]
Verse 4.8.62 < [Part 8 - Compatible & Incompatible Mellows (maitrī-vaira-sthiti)]
Part 9 - Incomplete Expression of Mellows (rasābhāsa) < [Northern Ocean: Indirect Loving Relationships]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 5.6 < [Chapter 5 - Second-rate Poetry]
Text 4.49 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 4.52 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.1.153 < [Chapter 1 - Summary of Lord Gaura’s Pastimes]
Verse 2.8.22 < [Chapter 8 - The Manifestation of Opulences]
Verse 2.1.336 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 3 < [Chapter 6 - Ṣaṣṭha-yāma-sādhana (Sāyaṃ-kālīya-bhajana–bhāva)]
Text 9 < [Chapter 8 - Aṣṭama-yāma-sādhana (Rātri-līlā–prema-bhajana sambhoga)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 4 - The Recitation of Bhāgavata < [Section 6 - Bhāgavata-māhātmya]