Dear list members,

On page 23 of Aesthetic Rapture by Masson and Patwardhan , their work on chapter 6 of Nāṭyaśāstra by Bharata is given a definition of sthāyibhāva .

"Now the sthāyibhāva is a state of mind which because it is more deeply felt, dominates all other emotions. It belongs to both the character and to the spectator".

But the authors don't give a textual reference for this statement. Can anyone give me a textual reference that supports the part of the definition: ". . . It belongs to both the character and to the spectator".

Thanks,

Harry Spier