Appendix

Working Table of Primary Rasas and Transitory States

This table is not intended as a fixed or authoritative mapping. The transitory states are not permanently tied to any one primary Rasa. They are offered as practical rehearsal prompts to help performers explore how different passing states may support, deepen, complicate, or texture a dominant affective centre.

Primary Rasa	Meaning of primary Rasa	Transitory state	Meaning of transitory state
Shringara	love, attraction, erotic or romantic delight	Smriti	remembrance, recollection
Shringara	love, attraction, erotic or romantic delight	Vrida	shame, modesty, embarrassment
Shringara	love, attraction, erotic or romantic delight	Autsukya	eagerness, longing, impatient desire
Shringara	love, attraction, erotic or romantic delight	Harsha	joy, exhilaration
Shringara	love, attraction, erotic or romantic delight	Avahittha	concealment, feigned indifference, hiding one’s feeling
Shringara	love, attraction, erotic or romantic delight	Capalata / Chapalata	restlessness, fickleness, impulsiveness
Shringara	love, attraction, erotic or romantic delight	Shrama	fatigue, weariness
Shringara	love, attraction, erotic or romantic delight	Mada	intoxication, self-excess, amorous pride
Shringara	love, attraction, erotic or romantic delight	Mati	intention, considered thought
Hasya	laughter, comic delight, amusement	Mada	intoxication, arrogance, comic excess
Hasya	laughter, comic delight, amusement	Vrida	embarrassment, bashfulness
Hasya	laughter, comic delight, amusement	Capalata / Chapalata	restlessness, playfulness, impulsiveness
Hasya	laughter, comic delight, amusement	Asuya	envy, spite, fault-finding
Hasya	laughter, comic delight, amusement	Alasya	laziness, inertia
Hasya	laughter, comic delight, amusement	Nidra	drowsiness, sleepiness
Hasya	laughter, comic delight, amusement	Garva	pride, conceit, self-importance
Karuna	pathos, sorrow, compassion, grief	Nirveda	despondency, disillusionment, withdrawal
Karuna	pathos, sorrow, compassion, grief	Glani	weakness, languor, depletion
Karuna	pathos, sorrow, compassion, grief	Dainya	helplessness, wretchedness
Karuna	pathos, sorrow, compassion, grief	Cinta	worry, brooding anxiety
Karuna	pathos, sorrow, compassion, grief	Moha	bewilderment, delusion, emotional confusion
Karuna	pathos, sorrow, compassion, grief	Visada	despair, depression, discouragement
Karuna	pathos, sorrow, compassion, grief	Vyadhi	illness, affliction
Karuna	pathos, sorrow, compassion, grief	Marana	dying state, deathward collapse
Karuna	pathos, sorrow, compassion, grief	TRasa	fright, panic
Karuna	pathos, sorrow, compassion, grief	Shrama	fatigue, weariness
Karuna	pathos, sorrow, compassion, grief	Smriti	remembrance
Karuna	pathos, sorrow, compassion, grief	Dhriti	endurance, composure, steadiness
Karuna	pathos, sorrow, compassion, grief	Avega	agitation, shock, emotional disturbance
Karuna	pathos, sorrow, compassion, grief	Jadata	numbness, dullness, mental blankness
Karuna	pathos, sorrow, compassion, grief	Unmada	madness, frenzy, derangement
Raudra	fury, anger, rage	Asuya	envy, resentment, hostile fault-finding
Raudra	fury, anger, rage	Avega	agitation, violent surge, emotional rush
Raudra	fury, anger, rage	Amarsha	indignation, intolerance of insult
Raudra	fury, anger, rage	Ugrata	ferocity, harshness, violence
Raudra	fury, anger, rage	Garva	pride, haughtiness
Raudra	fury, anger, rage	Mada	intoxication, arrogant excess
Raudra	fury, anger, rage	Unmada	frenzy, derangement
Vira	heroism, courage, noble energy	Dhriti	firmness, courage, endurance
Vira	heroism, courage, noble energy	Mati	resolve, judgment, intentional thought
Vira	heroism, courage, noble energy	Amarsha	offended pride that fuels action
Vira	heroism, courage, noble energy	Ugrata	intensity, fierceness
Vira	heroism, courage, noble energy	Harsha	uplift, exhilaration
Vira	heroism, courage, noble energy	Garva	noble pride, self-confidence
Vira	heroism, courage, noble energy	Vibodha / Prabodha	awakening, coming to awareness
Vira	heroism, courage, noble energy	Shrama	fatigue after exertion
Vira	heroism, courage, noble energy	Smriti	remembrance, often of duty or past example
Vira	heroism, courage, noble energy	Vitarka	reasoning, deliberation, inner argument
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	Shanka	doubt, apprehension, suspicion
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	Cinta	worry, anxiety
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	Moha	confusion, stupefaction, bewilderment
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	Avega	agitation, sudden emotional shock
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	Jadata	numbness, stupor, frozen blankness
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	TRasa	fright, panic
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	Apasmara	seizure, collapse, loss of control
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	Visada	despair, discouragement
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	Dainya	helplessness
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	Glani	weakness, depletion
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	Capalata / Chapalata	restless instability
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	Autsukya	anxious expectancy
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	Avahittha	concealment, guarded masking
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	Unmada	derangement, panic-madness
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	Marana	deathward dread, collapse
Bhayanaka	fear, dread, anxiety, terror	Vitarka	inner argument, overthinking
Bibhatsa	disgust, aversion, revulsion	Nirveda	disgusted withdrawal, disillusionment
Bibhatsa	disgust, aversion, revulsion	Asuya	fault-finding, hostile aversion
Bibhatsa	disgust, aversion, revulsion	Jadata	numb recoil, dullness
Bibhatsa	disgust, aversion, revulsion	Vyadhi	sickness, affliction
Bibhatsa	disgust, aversion, revulsion	Apasmara	collapse, loss of control
Bibhatsa	disgust, aversion, revulsion	Mada	degraded excess, intoxicated ugliness
Bibhatsa	disgust, aversion, revulsion	Shanka	suspicious recoil, apprehension
Bibhatsa	disgust, aversion, revulsion	Alasya	inert refusal, aversive non-engagement
Bibhatsa	disgust, aversion, revulsion	Garva	contemptuous pride
Adbhuta	wonder, astonishment, amazement	Harsha	delight, exhilaration
Adbhuta	wonder, astonishment, amazement	Autsukya	curiosity, eager expectancy
Adbhuta	wonder, astonishment, amazement	Vibodha / Prabodha	awakening, realization
Adbhuta	wonder, astonishment, amazement	Moha	astonished bewilderment
Adbhuta	wonder, astonishment, amazement	Avega	sudden stir, shock of wonder
Adbhuta	wonder, astonishment, amazement	Supta	dream-like sleep state
Adbhuta	wonder, astonishment, amazement	Unmada	visionary frenzy, strange derangement
Adbhuta	wonder, astonishment, amazement	Vitarka	speculative thought, wondering inquiry
Shanta	peace, tranquility, detachment, equanimity	Nirveda	detachment, world-weariness, dispassion
Shanta	peace, tranquility, detachment, equanimity	Dhriti	steadiness, composure
Shanta	peace, tranquility, detachment, equanimity	Smriti	recollection, reflective memory
Shanta	peace, tranquility, detachment, equanimity	Mati	clear thought, settled judgment
Shanta	peace, tranquility, detachment, equanimity	Vibodha / Prabodha	awakening, inner illumination
Shanta	peace, tranquility, detachment, equanimity	Nidra	sleep, quiet drowsiness
Shanta	peace, tranquility, detachment, equanimity	Visada	subdued sorrow transformed into stillness
Shanta	peace, tranquility, detachment, equanimity	Cinta	contemplative reflection, softened worry
Shanta	peace, tranquility, detachment, equanimity	Glani	quiet depletion that can turn toward repose
Shanta	peace, tranquility, detachment, equanimity	Marana	death-awareness, final letting go
Shanta	peace, tranquility, detachment, equanimity	Supta	deep sleep, latent stillness
Shanta	peace, tranquility, detachment, equanimity	Vitarka	reflective reasoning, contemplative inquiry