Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.8.10; a medieval era Sanskrit book, written by Rupa Goswami (fl. 15th century) which represents a devotional (bhakti) masterpiece. In this work Goswami describes the nature and different forms of pure love (rasa) as well as various other topics on Vaishnavism and devotion.
Verse 4.8.10
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
वीरस्य त्व् अद्भुतो हास्यः प्रेयान् प्रीतिस् तथा सुहृत् ।
भयानको विपक्षो’स्य कस्यचिच् छान्त एव च ॥४.८.१०॥vīrasya tv adbhuto hāsyaḥ preyān prītis tathā suhṛt |
bhayānako vipakṣo’sya kasyacic chānta eva ca ||4.8.10||
English translation
“Adbhuta, hāsya, sakhya and dāsya-rasas are favorable for vīra-rasa. Bhayānaka and śānta-rasas are unfavorable for for yuddha-vīra-rasa. For dānavīra, dayā-vīra and dharma-vīra-rasas, bhanāyaka-rasa is unfavorable.”