Hāsya (Sanskrit: हास्य) is a Sanskrit word[1] for one of the nine rasas or bhava (mood) of Indian aesthetics, usually translated as humour or comedy.[2][3] The colour associated with hasya is white and deity, Pramatha,[4] and leads to exultation of the mind.[5]
Hāsya often arises out of Sringara as mentioned in Natya Shastra, the classical treatise on the performing arts of Bharata Muni, theatrologist and musicologist.[6] Rasa means "flavour", and the theory of rasa is the primary concept behind classical Indian arts, including theatre,[7] music, dance, poetry, and even sculpture.[3][8]
References
- ↑ Definition of hāsya.
- ↑ The Yoga of the Nine Emotions: The Tantric Practice of Rasa Sadhana{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Inner Traditions / Bear & Co(2006). ISBN 978-1-59477-094-4
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 I.A. Richards and Indian Theory of Rasa{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sarup & Sons(1994). ISBN 978-81-85431-37-6
- ↑ Rasa: Performing the Divine in India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Columbia University Press(2004). ISBN 978-0-231-13145-2
- ↑ Advaita Vedanta and Vaisnavism: The Philosophy of Madhusudana Sarasvati{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(2013). ISBN 978-1-134-15774-7
- ↑ Natyasastra{{#if:Ghosh|, Ghosh}. Chowkhamba sanskrit series office(2002). ISBN 81-7080-076-5
- ↑ India's Shakespeare: Translation, Interpretation, and Performance{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. University of Delaware Press(2005). ISBN 978-0-87413-881-8
- ↑ Music Aesthetics{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. APH Publishing(2007). ISBN 978-81-313-0032-9