Hāsya (Sanskrit: हास्य) is a Sanskrit word[1] for one of the ninerasas orbhava (mood) ofIndian aesthetics, usually translated ashumour orcomedy.[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 ofSringara as mentioned inNatya Shastra, the classical treatise on the performing arts ofBharata Muni, theatrologist and musicologist.[6] Rasa means "flavour", and the theory of rasa is the primary concept behind classicalIndian arts, includingtheatre,[7]music,dance,poetry, and evensculpture.[3][8]
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