Group 5 – Sakuntala
Jessica Ruiz Close Reading Tw0 The Recognition of Sakuntala is a Sankskrit play and love story written by the poet Kalidasa. It was set in the countryside of India and plays a large role in Indian culture, much like…
Group 5 – Sakuntala kama & dharma
The Recognition of Sakuntala Analysis Kalidasa is known as the greatest poet and dramatist in traditiona Sanskrit literature. His masterpiece – The Recognition of Sakuntala – is among the first Sanskrit works to be translated into English and has a…
Dharma
Dharma had many definitions in religions found in India (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, etc). Since Sakuntala is a story that follows a Hindu belief, I’ll define it in terms of this religions belief. In the Hindu religion Dharma is the ultimate…
Kama: the desire to love
Kama refers to a god of love in Hindu mythology and the word “Kama” that used in Indian literature means a desire, especially related to sexual desire. According to the mythology, he was not created by anyone but was born by himself…
Kama – the Truth and the Myth
Kama refers to emotional desire or longing, which is a goal in life according to Indian literature. It can often refer to a strong, consuming desire, strong enough to shadow other things. In Shakuntala, the king exemplifies his passion and…
Rasa (Hinduism) in Sakuntala
The term of Rasa pertains to a hindu term that explains the concept of grasping an emotional and affecting sentiment during the experience of a literary, musical or visual work of art. In the sanskrit language, rasa directly translates to…
Rasa in Shakuntala
Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof states that the theory of rasa proposes that there are eight fundamental potential or innate emotional states, called bhava, within every individual: 1. Pleasure or delight 2. Laughter or humour 3. Sorrow or pain 4. Heroism or courage 5….
Kama
Kama denotes longing and desire often with sexual connotation and can also refers to any wish, passion, pleasure of the senses, affection, love or enjoyment of life. This term is basically used to define any type of desire. In Sakuntala…
Rasa
Rasa is a mood, a bliss of emotions, an essence or sentiment that is evoked by a combination of poetry, action and/or gestures. As Robert Goodwin puts it in the introduction of “Sakuntala”, “the aesthetic enhancement of emotion that produces…
Rasa – Kama
“Priyamvada [aside]. Anasuya, ever since she first saw the king, Sakuntala has been terribly restless. Perhaps he is the cause of her fever?” In this excerpt you can see that Sakuntala and the king shared interest in each other. After…
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