Rasadosha, Rasadoṣa, Rasa-dosha: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Rasadoṣa can be transliterated into English as Rasadosa or Rasadosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical studyRasadoṣa (रसदोष) refers to “defects of rasa” and represents one of the various Kāvya-doṣas (‘poetic defects’), as employed in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a mahākāvya (‘epic poem’) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.—Mammaṭa says that Defects of Word are of thirteen types (cf. Kāvyaprakāśa, VII.60-62).—An example is found in verse VII.22 of the Bhīṣmacarita. In above example there is the mention of grief (Śoka) which is the ‘sthāyī-bhāva’ of ‘karuṇarasa’, by the word ‘śoka’ itself. Here is the mention by name of pathetic sentiment, which is the defect of rasa. Another example is XVI.41. In above example there is the mention of the term nirveda which is the ‘sthāyī-bhāva’ of ‘śāntarasa’. Here is the mention of a sentiment, which is the defect of rasa.The other examples are VIII.15, X.47, XII.57, XV.12, XIX.20, etc.
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 corpusRasadōṣa (ರಸದೋಷ):—
1) [noun] an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues or cavities of the body, resulting in swelling.
2) [noun] an obstruction in or deviation from aesthetic enjoyment.
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: Dosha, Rasa, Raca.
Full-text: Patana, Mardana, Dosha, Murchana, Utthapana, Svedana.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.2 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 7.83 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 7.1 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 13 - Kāvyānuśāsana of Hemachandra < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]
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Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 5.1-2 - Definition of Doṣa (poetic defects) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 10 - Importance of Knowledge of Constitution of the Body < [Part 6 - The Science of the Triumvirate (Tridosha) Pathogenesis]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)