Rasa (aesthetic flavor)
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Rasa (aesthetic flavor) is a key concept in Indian aesthetics and performance theory that denotes the distilled emotional essence or mood evoked in the spectator by art, literature, music, or dance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rasa (aesthetic flavor) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rasa (aesthetic flavor) Context triple: [Rasa Lila with gopis, relatedConcept, Rasa (aesthetic flavor)]
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Taste
Taste is a large annual food and music festival held in Chicago, showcasing a wide variety of local cuisine and live entertainment.
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Taste
"Taste" is a notable song by the American rapper Tyga, widely recognized for its catchy hook and commercial success.
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C.
Smakt
Smakt is a small village in the Dutch province of Limburg, known for its rural character and proximity to the German border.
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D.
Sabor
Sabor is the unicameral national legislature and representative body of the Republic of Croatia.
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Landscape of Flavors
Landscape of Flavors is a quick-service food court at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort known for its diverse, customizable dishes and themed dining areas inspired by Disney and Pixar films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rasa (aesthetic flavor) Target entity description: Rasa (aesthetic flavor) is a key concept in Indian aesthetics and performance theory that denotes the distilled emotional essence or mood evoked in the spectator by art, literature, music, or dance.
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A.
Taste
Taste is a large annual food and music festival held in Chicago, showcasing a wide variety of local cuisine and live entertainment.
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B.
Taste
"Taste" is a notable song by the American rapper Tyga, widely recognized for its catchy hook and commercial success.
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C.
Smakt
Smakt is a small village in the Dutch province of Limburg, known for its rural character and proximity to the German border.
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D.
Sabor
Sabor is the unicameral national legislature and representative body of the Republic of Croatia.
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E.
Landscape of Flavors
Landscape of Flavors is a quick-service food court at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort known for its diverse, customizable dishes and themed dining areas inspired by Disney and Pixar films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aesthetic concept
ⓘ
concept in Indian aesthetics ⓘ concept in performance theory ⓘ |
| aimsAt | aesthetic relish ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
dance
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drama ⓘ literature ⓘ music ⓘ poetry ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Bharata Muni ⓘ |
| basedOn | bhava (emotive state) ⓘ |
| centralText |
Natyashastra
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linked to:
Nāṭyaśāstra
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| contrastedWith | everyday emotion ⓘ |
| coreIdea | emotion evoked in the spectator ⓘ |
| describedAs |
aesthetic flavor
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distilled emotional essence ⓘ |
| experiencedBy | spectator ⓘ |
| field |
Indian aesthetics
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Indian performance theory ⓘ Sanskrit poetics ⓘ |
| furtherSystematizedBy | Abhinavagupta ⓘ |
| goalInArt | to evoke a stable aesthetic mood ⓘ |
| hasTemporalOrigin | ancient India ⓘ |
| includesRasa |
Adbhuta (marvelous / wonder)
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Bhayanaka (terrible / fear) ⓘ Bibhatsa (disgust) ⓘ Hasya (comic) ⓘ Karuna (pathos / compassion) ⓘ Raudra (furious) ⓘ Shanta (peaceful) ⓘ Shringara (erotic / love) ⓘ Veera (heroic) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indian dance theory
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Indian musicology ⓘ classical Indian dramaturgy ⓘ classical Indian literary theory ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| laterNumberOfRasas | 9 ⓘ |
| literalMeaning |
essence
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juice ⓘ taste ⓘ |
| numberOfClassicalRasas | 8 ⓘ |
| philosophicalStatus | aesthetic experience distinct from moral or practical emotion ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
alankara (poetic ornament)
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dhvani (suggestion in poetics) ⓘ
linked to:
Dhvanyāloka
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| requires |
empathetic identification
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suspension of ordinary practical concerns ⓘ |
| tradition | Hindu aesthetic theory ⓘ |
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