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While the heroine in love can be in any of the eight states according to
the Natyasastra, the Rasa Manjari mentions that only three states are
permitted for the Sringara Nayaka - Virahotkantha (one distressed by
separation), Proshitapati (one with a sojourning wife - wife gone to her
mother's house for delivery, etc) and the third, in the context of an
Abhisaarika heroine who goes out to meet her lover, where either of the
lovers can go, as the male who helps the Abhisaar by coming to her
himself. Any other avastha or emotional state in the hero, according to
the text, will cause 'Rasabhaasa' - disruption in creation of rasa or
sentiment.
- Dr. Anupama Kylash
('Spotlight on the Nayaka' by Rupa Srikanth, The Hindu Friday Review, May 29, 2020)
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