Rasatmaka, Rasātmaka, Rasa-atmaka: 8 definitions
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Rasatmaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Rasatmak.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRasātmaka (रसात्मक).—a.
1) consisting of juice or sentiment.
2) elegant, beautiful.
3) having taste or flavour.
4) ambrosial; रसात्मकस्योडुपतेश्च रश्मयः (rasātmakasyoḍupateśca raśmayaḥ) Kumārasambhava 5.22.
5) fluid, liquid, watery; सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः (somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 15.13.
Rasātmaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rasa and ātmaka (आत्मक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRasātmaka (रसात्मक).—[adjective] whose essence is juice or taste; juicy, tasteful, elegant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rasātmaka (रसात्मक):—[from rasa > ras] mf(ikā)n. having juice for its essence, consisting of nectar (as the moon), [Kumāra-sambhava]
2) [v.s. ...] characterized by sapidity or savour (as water), [Catalogue(s)]
3) [v.s. ...] tasteful, elegant, charming, beautiful, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryRasātmaka (रसात्मक) [Also spelled rasatmak]:—(a) full of [rasa]; juicy; aesthetic, beautiful; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRasātmaka (ರಸಾತ್ಮಕ):—
1) [adjective] full of juice or sap.
2) [adjective] very interesting; emotionally appealing; aesthetically good.
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Rasātmaka (ರಸಾತ್ಮಕ):—
1) [noun] that which full of juice or sap.
2) [noun] that which is very interesting.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryRasātmaka (रसात्मक):—adj. 1. poetics. full of rasas (रस [rasa] ); 2. written emphasizing rasas (रस [rasa] ); 3. juicy; sappy; 4. interesting; pleasant; delightful; refreshing;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Atmaka, Rasa, Raca.
Starts with: Rasatmakate.
Ends with: Trasatmaka.
Full-text: Rasatmak, Oshadhigarbha, Hasya, Oshadhinatha, Hasy, Rasa, Kavya, Soma, Oshadhi.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 15.13 < [Chapter 15 - Puruṣottama-toga (Yoga through understanding the Supreme Person)]
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
3.2. Kuntaka’s definition of poetry < [Chapter 1 - Vakroktijīvita: A Synoptic Survey]
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
Part 1: Sanskrit Kāvya and its Divisions < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 3.12 - Rājaśekhara’s concepts on Nature of Kāvya (poetry) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Part 15 - Sāhityadarpaṇa of Viṣvanātha < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]
Part 1 - Rasa theory and position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā < [Chapter 4 - Position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā in Sanskrit Poetics]