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In the Western literary tradition, the first attempt of defining and understanding the beautiful is seen in Plato‟s dialogue Hippias Major which is dated presumably around c. 390 BCE. The Rasa-sutra as expounded in Bharata‟s Natyashastra (c. 500 BCE to 500 CE) and subsequent critical analyses of Rasa-sutra indisputably form the oldest, comprehensive and polemic aesthetic philosophy of the world. Theory of Rasa includes an extensive array of aesthetic concerns such as the nature of aesthetic joy, process of the rise of rasa, types of rasa, locus of rasa, difference between worldly experience and art experience, psycho-emotive effects of aesthetic experience, and the spiritual dimension of aesthetic relish among others. Since its millennial antiquity, the rasa theory continues to be contemplated, reinterpreted and applied through a vast body of critical writings in dramaturgy, poetics, and various schools of philosophy. Raniero Gnoli, a noted scholar on Indian philosophy and aesthetics, said, „The relation between the Determinants (in the theatre), the Permanent Mental States (in real life), and Rasa is the central problem of Indian aesthetics.‟1  \nWhat is Natyashastra?  \nThe ancient text of Natyashastra (c. 500 BCE to 500 CE) ascribed to Bharata Muni is referred to as the monument of human intellect. It is the oldest surviving text on semiotics in general and dramaturgy in particular. It is also called the fifth Veda or Natyaveda. Its encyclopaedic scope covers an extensive array of topics such as origin and nature of drama, architectonics of the playhouse, ceremonial rites for initiation, dance, use of music, types of svara or notations, musical instruments, types of sentiments and aesthetic experience, various mudra-s, postures, gaits, and other body movements, dictions for enactment, types of languages, rules of prosody, metrical patterns, modes of dialogues and intonation, ten kinds of plays, various kinds of plots, styles of histrionic representation, costumes and make-up, guidelines for male and female lead actors, success in dramatic production, types of characters, distribution of roles, purpose of dramatic performances in human life, and how to receive and interpret an artistic performance. Like many ancient Sanskrit texts, the text of Natyashastra unfolds as an in-depth conversation among the sages who put different questions to Bharata. In this sense, it is in the mode of dialogues. The diction of the Natyashastra is versified yet simple and precise. Most verses are composed in Anushtubha and Arya meters. The text has about 6000 karika-s and shloka-s distributed across 36 chapters. A few of the chapters, particularly chapter number 6, 7 and 28, are written in prose with sutra-s. For the aphoristic statements, the text requires critical explanations of the commentaries. The term „shastra‟ suggests that it is a technical discourse. Bharata is highly analytical, precise, and diffusive in his treatment of the huge spectrum of subjects covered in the Natyashastra.  \nThe Natyashastra being aphoristic and diffusive, invited different commentaries called „tika‟. Atika may be understood as a critical note. The early commentators on the Natyashastra include the scholars from Kashmir, namely, Lollata, Udbhata, Shankuka, Bhat","cbCaikYgb8wsWs5y","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikYgb8wsWs5y","pdf",1087439,11,"English","# Objectives\n# Introduction\n# What is Natyashastra?\n# Rasa: Origin and Meanings of the Term","[{\"question\":\"What are the unit’s learning objectives regarding Rasa theory?\",\"answer\":\"The unit aims to help learners understand the classical perspective of aesthetic experience based on the Rasa-sutra, identify technical elements, and examine the nature of Rasa and its relevance. It also provides a critical introduction to the long critical and exegetical tradition of rasa.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the text say about Natyashastra?\",\"answer\":\"Natyashastra is described as the oldest surviving text on semiotics and dramaturgy, ascribed to Bharata Muni. 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