Sattvika Bhava
सात्त्विकभावSanskritSay it: saatt · vi · ka · bhaa · va
- bh, dh, gh… — the consonant with a breath of air after it
- aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long
The eight involuntary signs of deep feeling
ConceptBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissiMohiniyattam
Meaning
Sattvika bhavas are the involuntary bodily responses to strong emotion: stambha (stupor), sveda (sweating), romancha (horripilation), svarabheda (change of voice), vepathu (trembling), vaivarnya (change of colour), ashru (tears) and pralaya (fainting). With the eight sthayi and thirty-three vyabhichari bhavas they make up the forty-nine bhavas.
Also written: satvika bhava, sattvika bhavam, saathvika bhava, sattvikabhava