Question

Which of the following Rasas is considered not originally listed among the eight Rasas in Bharata's Natyashastra, but was added later by Abhinavagupta and other scholars?

• A. Veera
• B. Shanta
• C. Bhayanaka
• D. Adbhuta

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Shanta

• The Rasa that was not originally listed among the eight in Bharata's Natyashastra, but was added later, is Shanta

• The concept of a ninth Rasa, Shanta(peace, tranquility), was introduced and elaborated upon centuries later by the Kashmiri Shaivite philosopher and aesthetician Abhinavagupta (c. 10th-11th century CE).

Bharata's Eight Rasas

1. Shringara

2. Hasya

3. Karuna

4. Raudra

5. Vīra

6. Bhayanaka

7. Bībhatsa

8. Adbhuta