Rasavat: 5 definitions
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Rasavat means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsRasavat (रसवत्) refers to “(that which resembles) mercury”, according to the Yaśastilaka Campū verse 2.215-216.—Accordingly, “The Self is by nature deathless and without any beginning, endowed with bliss and infinite power, and luminous and pure. The powerful flames of sinful Karma heat it, like mercury (rasavat), after lodging it in the body. Under the intoxicating power of Karma, even a man of superior merit goes reeling down to unhappy births. Se [sic] let the wise, who know the cardinal difference between the body and the Self, strive for the bliss that is free from rebirth”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRasavat (रसवत्).—a.
1) Juicy, succulent.
2) Tasteful, savoury, sapid, well-flavoured; यदेवोपनतं दुःखात्सुखं तद्रसवत्तरम् (yadevopanataṃ duḥkhātsukhaṃ tadrasavattaram) V. 3.21.; संसारसुखवृक्षस्य द्वे एव रसवत्फले । काव्यामृतरसास्वादः संपर्कः सज्जनैः सह (saṃsārasukhavṛkṣasya dve eva rasavatphale | kāvyāmṛtarasāsvādaḥ saṃparkaḥ sajjanaiḥ saha) ||.
3) Moist, well-watered.
4) Charming, graceful, elegant.
5) Full of feeling or sentiment, impassioned.
6) Full of affection, possessed of love.
7) Spirited, witty.
-tī 1 A kitchen.
2) A meal.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRasavat (रसवत्).—Ind. Including a secondary or subsidiary feeling or passion. E. rasa, vati aff.
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Rasavat (रसवत्).—mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) 1. Juicy. 2. Well-flavoured. 3. Tasteful, applied to a composition, &c. 4. Spirited, witty. f. (-tī) A kitchen. E. rasa juice, flavour, &c., matup aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rasavat (रसवत्):—[=rasa-vat] [from rasa > ras] mfn. (rasa-) full of juice or sap, juicy, succulent, strong, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] moist, well watered (as a field), [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] filled with juice (as a cup), [Kauśika-sūtra]
4) [v.s. ...] overflowing with ([instrumental case]), [Pañcarātra]
5) [v.s. ...] tasty, charming, elegant, graceful, lovely, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] possessing love and the other Rasas, impassioned, full of feeling, affected by emotions of love or jealousy etc., [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
7) [v.s. ...] spirited, witty, [ib.]
8) [=rasa-vat] [from rasa > ras] n. a tasteful style, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRasavat (रसवत्):—[(vān-vatī-vat) a.] Juicy; tasteful. f. A kitchen.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Rasavata, Rasavatara, Rasavati, Rasavatishataka, Rasavatta, Rasavattara, Rasavattu.
Ends with: Hasyarasavat, Prasavat.
Full-text: Rasavattara, Rasavatta, Hasyarasavat, Rasavati, Nidaka, Mayuranda, Vacyalankara.
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Search found 10 books and stories containing Rasavat, Rasa-vat; (plurals include: Rasavats, vats). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 5.3 < [Chapter 5 - Second-rate Poetry]
Text 5.5 < [Chapter 5 - Second-rate Poetry]
Text 4.6 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
3.4. Kuntaka’s views on Rasa < [Chapter 1 - Vakroktijīvita: A Synoptic Survey]
4. Subhāṣitāvalī in Kuntaka’s treatment < [Chapter 5 - Kuntaka’s Evaluation of some Stray Verses]
3.3. The concept of figures (alaṅkāras) according to Kuntaka < [Chapter 1 - Vakroktijīvita: A Synoptic Survey]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
1-2: The number of Alaṃkāras (poetic figures) mentioned < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
3: The classification of poetic figures < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 5.44.13 < [Sukta 44]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 1.1 - Meaning of Rasa (aesthetic enjoyment) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 2 - Alaṃkāra theory and position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā < [Chapter 4 - Position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā in Sanskrit Poetics]
Part 22 - The Kāvyamīmāṃsā of Rājaśekhara: A General Introduction < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]