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Pathetic means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)The Pathetic (sentiment) refers to one of the Nine Sentiments (citrarasa) in ancient Indian Painting (citra), 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.—Painting is a medium of showing the inner feelings and emotions of a painter which can strikes the inherent sentiments of connoisseur’s mind [e.g., the pathetic sentiment (karuṇa)]. [...] The karuṇarasa i.e., the pathetic sentiment is reflected through a Painting in which a painter creates pathos on the basis of the actions projecting begging, separation, calamity, compassion etc.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+30): Karuna, Karunarasa, Sudina, Mlana, Dainya, Karunaspada, Manodainya, Alukai, Khalasamsarana, Kashta, Karun, Avalaccuvai, Bhavabhasa, Rasa, Separation, Kanthika, Begging, Calamity, Compassion, Bharati.
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Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 3-6 - Utsṛṣṭikāṅka rules < [Chapter 8 - Utsṛṣṭikāṅka (critical study)]
Part 8 - Styles (vṛtti) of the Utsṛṣṭikāṅka < [Chapter 8 - Utsṛṣṭikāṅka (critical study)]
Part 9 - Sentiments (rasa) used in a Vīthī < [Chapter 7 - Vīthī (critical study)]
Dramaturgy in the Venisamhara (by Debi Prasad Namasudra)
Karuṇa Rasa (the pathetic sentiment) < [Chapter 4 - Dramaturgy in Veṇīsaṃhāra]
Description of Utsṛṣṭāṅka < [Chapter 2 - Nature and Classification of Sanskrit Drama]
The Relationship of the different phases of Rasas < [Chapter 4 - Dramaturgy in Veṇīsaṃhāra]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.4.223 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
Verse 3.3.319 < [Chapter 3 - Mahāprabhu’s Deliverance of Sarvabhauma, Exhibition of His Six-armed Form, and Journey to Bengal]
Verse 3.2.279 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Tragic Potentialities of Bhavabhuti < [April – June, 1984]
The Blind Mendicant < [April - June 1977]
The Still Sad Story of Humanity < [October – December, 1982]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.6.53 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Verse 1.6.4 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Verse 1.5.82 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)