Bhava is a mood/feeling, but how is it different from Rasa?
"Theoretically, the emotive states expressed in a performance towards the evocation of rasa. They are classified into sthayin, sancarin or vyabhicarin, and sattvika.. An emotion is recognized as rasa if it is sufficiently permanent and major human instinct, capable of being delineated and developed to its climax with its attendant and accessory feelings, and if there are persons of that temperament to feel imaginative sympathy at is presentation." (Lal, 61)
The permanent or Sthayin Bhavas:
Rati (love)
Hasa (laughter)
Soka (sorrow)
Krodha (anger)
Utsaha (energy)
Bhaya (fear)
Jugupsa (disgust)
Vismaya (amazement)
Hasa (laughter)
Soka (sorrow)
Krodha (anger)
Utsaha (energy)
Bhaya (fear)
Jugupsa (disgust)
Vismaya (amazement)
The fleeting or Sancarins or Vyabhicarins Bhavas:
Nirveda (indifference)
Avega (agitation)
Dainya (misery)
Srama (fatigue)
Mada (intoxication)
Jadata (stupor)
Ugrata (cruelty)
Moha (distraction)
Vibodha (awakening)
Supta (dreaming)
Apasmara (dementedness)
Garva (pride)
Marana (death)
Alasya (indolence)
Amarsha (indignation)
Nidra (sleep)
Avahittha (dissimulation)
Autsukya (impatience)
Unmada (insanity)
Sanka (apprehension)
Smriti (recollection)
Vyadhi (sickness)
Santrasa (alarm)
Vrida (shame)
Harsha (joy)
Asuya (envy)
Vishada (despair)
Dhriti (endurance)
Capalata (restlessness)
Glani (weakness)
Cinta (anxiety)
Vitarka (deliberation)
Mati (resolve)
Avega (agitation)
Dainya (misery)
Srama (fatigue)
Mada (intoxication)
Jadata (stupor)
Ugrata (cruelty)
Moha (distraction)
Vibodha (awakening)
Supta (dreaming)
Apasmara (dementedness)
Garva (pride)
Marana (death)
Alasya (indolence)
Amarsha (indignation)
Nidra (sleep)
Avahittha (dissimulation)
Autsukya (impatience)
Unmada (insanity)
Sanka (apprehension)
Smriti (recollection)
Vyadhi (sickness)
Santrasa (alarm)
Vrida (shame)
Harsha (joy)
Asuya (envy)
Vishada (despair)
Dhriti (endurance)
Capalata (restlessness)
Glani (weakness)
Cinta (anxiety)
Vitarka (deliberation)
Mati (resolve)
The involuntary expressions of feelings or Sattvikas Bhavas:
Stambha (paralysis)
Sveda (perspiration)
Romanca (horripilation)
Svarabhanga (disturbance of speech)
Vepathu (trembling)
Vaivarnya (change of colour)
Asru (tears)
Pralaya (fainting)
Sveda (perspiration)
Romanca (horripilation)
Svarabhanga (disturbance of speech)
Vepathu (trembling)
Vaivarnya (change of colour)
Asru (tears)
Pralaya (fainting)
All of the above Bhavas and their English defintions are taken from The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre (pages 61-62).