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AN ANALYSIS OFRASA IN BIDYALANKARANA’S VERSION OF
TALES OF VETALA WITH SANSKRIT RASA THEORY
AN ABSTRACT
BY
PARSTHEERA CHALONGDET
Presented in partial fulfillment for the requirements of the Master
Of Education degree in Thai
At Thaksin University
December, 2005
Copyrighted by Thaksin University
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This Thesis isaimed to analyze the rasa and its literary components as appeared
in Bidyalankaran’s version of Tales of Vetala by means of Sanskrit Rasa theory. The
Rasa theory comprises nine kinds of rasa, each of whose components consists of vibhava
( a cause or causes of conditions given to each character by the poet or author ), anubhava
( results of conditions or expressions as expressed through a given character ), and
satatavigabhava ( natural or uncontrolled expressions placed upon a given character )
Through a descriptive analysis, it is found that in a descending order the topmost is Love
Rasa ( sa-ring-kaan-ra-rasa ) ; and the next are Anger Rasa ( rau-ta-ra-rasa ), Mercy Rasa
( ka-ru-na-rasa ), Astonishment Rasa ( at-bhu-ta-rasa), Bravery - Praise Rasa ( vi-ra-sara ), Fear
Rasa ( bha-ya-na-ga-rasa ), Amusement Rasa ( ha-sa-ya-rasa ), Hatred Rasa ( phi-bha-sa-rasa ),
and Peace Rasa ( sa-na-ta-rasa ), respectively. It is also found that among three given
conditions the first two are found in full in all nine kinds of rasa while the last one is
somewhat found in seven kind, but it is neither found in Amusement Rasa ( ha-sa-ya-rasa )
nor in Peace Rasa ( sa-na-ta-rasa )