Word
rasa
Definition
n. a feeling or emotion that is very strong and clear. In Indian art and music, it is the main emotion that the artist wants to share with the audience.
n. a primary emotion or sentiment, particularly in the context of Indian aesthetics and performance. It represents the emotional essence intended to be communicated by a work of art.
Examples
“The dancer's performance was full of deep rasa.”
“In classical Indian music, the rasa is the emotional core that the musician seeks to evoke in the listener through specific ragas.”
“The concept of rasa suggests that the audience must be in a receptive state to fully experience the intended emotion, which is only possible when the performer's technical skill and the audience's psychological state align.”
Examples
simple
“The dancer's performance was full of deep rasa.”
contextual
“In classical Indian music, the rasa is the emotional core that the musician seeks to evoke in the listener through specific ragas.”
complex
“The concept of rasa suggests that the audience must be in a receptive state to fully experience the intended emotion, which is only possible when the performer's technical skill and the audience's psychological state align.”
Real-World Examples
“Pulverised during the second world war, Rotterdam’s docklands have provided an obliging tabula rasa for architectural experimentation, but with its amped-up, Flintstones-esque primitivism, Rotterdam ROCKS!” Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit रस (rasa, literally “juice; essence”). Doublet of rasam.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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