Vibhava
विभावSanskritSay it: vi · 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 cause that awakens an emotion
ConceptBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissiMohiniyattam
Meaning
Vibhava is the determinant or cause of an emotion. It is of two kinds: alambana, the person or object the feeling is for, and uddipana, the surroundings that kindle it — moonlight, a spring garden, the sound of a flute.
Also written: vibhavam