Sthayibhava, Sthāyibhāva, Sthayin-bhava: 15 definitions

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In Hinduism
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1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
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Introduction:

Sthayibhava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Sthāyibhāva (स्थायिभाव) refers to “durable psychological states”, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 7.31.

There are eight kinds of sthāyibhāva defined:

rati (love),
utsāha (energy),
jugupsā (disgust),
krodha (anger),
hāsa (mirth),
smaya, vismaya (astonishment),
bhaya (fear),
śoka (sorrow)

Source: archive.org: Natya Shastra

Sthāyibhāva (स्थायिभाव).—Just as among persons having same characteristics and similar hands, feet and belly and celebrity, some due to their birth, manners, learning and skill in arts and crafts, attain kingship, while others endowed with an inferior intellect become their attendants, in a similar manner, determinants (vibhāva), consequents (anubhāva) and Complementary psychological states (vyabhicāribhāva) become dependent on the Durable psychological states (sthāyibhāva). Being the shelter of others, the Durable psychological states become masters.

Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (natya)

Sthāyibhāva (स्थायिभाव) refers to “dominant states”, and represents one of divisions of Bhāva (“psychological states of the mind”) as used within the classical tradition of Indian dance and performance, also known as Bharatanatyam.—Bhāva infuses the meaning of the play into the hearts of the spectators. There are three states in bhāvas. They are vibhāva (determinant), anubhāva (consequents) and vyabhicāribhāva (transient state). There are two more bhāvas namely sthāyibhāvas (dominant) and sāttvikabhāvas (temperamental states). In total, there are forty-nine bhāvas. They are the eight sthāyibhāvas, thirty-three vyabhicaribhāvas and eight sāttvikabhāvas.

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)

Sthāyībhāva (स्थायीभाव) or Sthāyībhāvadṛṣṭi refers to one of the three main divisions of Dṛṣṭi (“proper accomplishment of glances” in Indian Dramas), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Dṛṣṭi is very important in a dance form. The appropriate movements of eyes, eyeballs and eyebrows of an artist make the performance more charming. There are thirty six kinds of glances (dṛṣṭi) accepted in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa. All these are taken under three categories, for example: Sthāyībhāva-dṛṣṭi.

context information

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Pure Bhakti: Jaiva-dharma

Sthāyībhāva (स्थायीभाव) is that bhāva which subjugates all the compatible bhāvas such as hāsya, as well as the incompatible bhāvas such as anger, and which predominates and continues to reign as the emperor of all the other bhāvas. Sthāyībhāva is the rati that the bhakta has in his heart for Kṛṣṇa in identifying himself as āśraya and Kṛṣṇa as viṣaya. In the description of the ingredients of rasa, you see that āśraya has been classified within vibhāva as ālambana (support). That bhāva brings the other bhāvas under its control, and accepts some of them as motivations for rasa, and some as assistants to taste rasa. In this predominant position, although it has the form of a relishable bhāva, at the same time, it relishes the other bhāvas itself. Study this very deeply, and reflect on how the sthāyībhāva is different from the other bhāvas. Rati in the form of sthāyībhāva can be either primary or secondary, so there are two types of Rati: mukhya-rati and gauṇa-rati.

Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd Edition

Sthāyibhāva (स्थायिभाव) refers to:—The permanent sentiment of love for Śrī Kṛṣṇa in one of five primary relationships of tranquillity (śānta), servitude (dāsya), friendship (sakhya), parental affection (vātsalya) or amorous love (mādhurya). This also refers to the dominant sentiment in the seven secondary mellows of laughter, wonder, heroism, compassion, anger, fear and disgust. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).

Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

Sthāyībhāva (स्थायीभाव) refers to:—One’s eternal, fixed mode of service; the five sthāyībhāvas are śānta (tranquility), dāsya (servitorship), sakhhya (friendship), vātsalya (parental affection), and mādhurya (conjugal love); one of the five ingredients of rasa. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).

context information

Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)

Sthāyibhāva (स्थायिभाव) refers to “permanent moods” according to Cirañjīva Bhaṭṭācārya (fl. 17th century).—Having dealt with the number of rasas Cirañjīva proceeds to discuss on the permanent mood or sthāyibhāvas which are favourable to different rasas. He has enumerated nine sthāyibhāvas conducive to nine rasas admitted by him before. These are—rati, hāsa, śoka, krodha, utsāha, bhaya, jugupsā, vismaya and nirveda related to nine rasas. The permanent mood being nourished by excitants etc is transformed into rasa.

According to Bhaṭṭa Lollaṭa a sthāyibhāva being produced by the vibhāvas, and nourished by the vyabhicāribhāvas, becomes a matter of experience in the form of anubhāva and is consumed in rasa (Aesthetic pleasure). Bhaṭṭa Lollaṭa mentions that rasa is not synonymous to sthāyibhāva. The sthāyibhāva is converted into rasa, when it is carried to maturity by the combination of vibhāvas etc.

context information

Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sthāyībhāva (स्थायीभाव).—m S A feeling or passion as an object of dramatic or poetical description. There are eight, and they form a class or order opposed esp. to the order termed vyabhicāribhāva. They are Love, mirth, sorrow, heroism, anger, fear, aversion, astonishment (rati, hāsa, śōka, utsāha, krōdha, bhaya, nirvēda, vismaya). 2 Fixed or permanent condition.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sthāyibhāva (स्थायिभाव).—a fixed or permanent condition of mind, a lasting or permanent feeling; (these feelings being said to give rise to the different rasas or sentiments in poetry, each rasa having its own Sthāyibhāva); they are eight or nine; रतिर्हासश्च शोकश्च क्रोधोत्साहौ भयं तथा । जुगुप्सा विस्मयश्चेत्थमष्टौ प्रोक्ताः शमोऽति च (ratirhāsaśca śokaśca krodhotsāhau bhayaṃ tathā | jugupsā vismayaścetthamaṣṭau proktāḥ śamo'ti ca) S. D.26; cf. व्यभिचारिभाव, भाव, विभाव (vyabhicāribhāva, bhāva, vibhāva) also.

Derivable forms: sthāyibhāvaḥ (स्थायिभावः).

Sthāyibhāva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sthāyin and bhāva (भाव).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sthāyibhāva (स्थायिभाव).—m.

(-vaḥ) 1. Fixed or permanent condition. 2. A feeling or passion which is the object of poetical or dramatic description, and is classed sometimes as one of three, but more usually as one of two orders of such objects; this order being opposed especially to the Vyabhichari-Bhavas: the feelings or conditions termed Sthayi are eight; viz.:—desire, mirth, sorrow, heroism, anger, fear, aversion, and astonishment. E. sthāyin fixed, and bhāva property.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sthāyibhāva (स्थायिभाव).—m. 1. fixed condition. 2. A passion or feeling, as object of poetical description, viz. desire, mirth, etc.

Sthāyibhāva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sthāyin and bhāva (भाव).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sthāyibhāva (स्थायिभाव):—[=sthāyi-bhāva] [from sthāyi > sthā] m. lasting or durable state of mind or feeling (said to be 8, viz. rati, hāsa, śoka, krodha, utsāha, bhaya, jugupsā, vismaya qq.vv., to which is sometimes added śama, ‘quietism’; they are opp. to the vyabhicāri-bhāvas or ‘transitory feelings’), [Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra; Daśarūpa; Sāhitya-darpaṇa etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sthāyibhāva (स्थायिभाव):—[sthāyi-bhāva] (vaḥ) 1. m. Fixed condition; a property or effect of love, as joy, sorrow, fear, &c.

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sthāyibhāva (ಸ್ಥಾಯಿಭಾವ):—[noun] = ಸ್ಥಾಯಿ [sthayi]2 - 3.

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Sthāyībhāva (ಸ್ಥಾಯೀಭಾವ):—[noun] = ಸ್ಥಾಯಿ [sthayi]2 - 3.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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