Sthayi Bhava
स्थायिभावSanskritSay it: sthaa · yi · 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 lasting emotion that ripens into a rasa
ConceptBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissiMohiniyattam
Meaning
A sthayi bhava is one of the eight enduring emotions — love, mirth, sorrow, anger, energy, fear, disgust and astonishment — each of which, fully developed, becomes its rasa. Later theory adds shama (calm) as a ninth, for shanta.
Also written: sthayibhava, sthayi bhavam, sthayee bhava, sthayi