Rasa Theory


RASA THEORY
Rachana P Dave

“रसयतेअनेनइततरस:” (अस्वदयत्वा)
RELISHED – LIKE THE TASTE OF FOOD – IS RASA:
• Rasa is the soul of any literary work.
• Critics have considered it as the main element of the work.
• Though the Rasa was invented at the time of Vedas but still “What is the rasa?”
is a debatable subject.
• The Rasa is the emotional element.
No meaningful idea in the world is conveyed if the "Rasa" is not evoked.



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