Hāsya ( Sanskrit: हास्य) is a Sanskrit word [1] for one of the nine rasas or bhava (mood) of Indian aesthetics, usually translated as humour or comedy. [2] [3] The colour associated with hasya is white and deity, Pramatha, [4] and leads to exultation of the mind. [5]
Hāsya often arises out of
Sringara as mentioned in
Natya Shastra, the classical treatise on the performing arts of
Bharata Muni, theatrologist and musicologist.
[6] Rasa means "flavour", and the theory of rasa is the primary concept behind classical
Indian arts, including
theatre,
[7]
music,
dance,
poetry, and even
sculpture.
[3]
[8]
Hāsya ( Sanskrit: हास्य) is a Sanskrit word [1] for one of the nine rasas or bhava (mood) of Indian aesthetics, usually translated as humour or comedy. [2] [3] The colour associated with hasya is white and deity, Pramatha, [4] and leads to exultation of the mind. [5]
Hāsya often arises out of
Sringara as mentioned in
Natya Shastra, the classical treatise on the performing arts of
Bharata Muni, theatrologist and musicologist.
[6] Rasa means "flavour", and the theory of rasa is the primary concept behind classical
Indian arts, including
theatre,
[7]
music,
dance,
poetry, and even
sculpture.
[3]
[8]